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...discoveries, he’s also raising quite a few eyebrows in the world of academia. The Pirahã are a small tribe of Amazonian indigenous people who dwell on the banks of the Maici River, a tributary of the Madeira River in Northwest Brazil. Though they have some contact with the outside world through traders on the river, they speak a very inaccessible, tonal language, and apparently haven’t changed much since the first European explorers encountered them well over two centuries ago. They live on a day-by-day basis, catching only what food they need...
...assistant director on the sets of both Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch. “I was unfit for life, basically,” Denis said in an interview. “And I think cinema was sort of a second life. It was another way to be in contact with my life as an adult, as a woman, more than through my family or through my school. And, somehow, feeling unfit, I had the impression that I could not be only a film-watcher.”Much of Denis’ work is informed by the time...
...seven lending institutions that voluntarily took part in the Miami Gardens clinic and have won praise from Miami Gardens officials. "And we're just as committed to working with the cities, because they're viewed [by borrowers] as a trusted third party that helps us make early contact" with at-risk homeowners. Ohayon and other lenders also point out that while they're free to renegotiate the terms of mortgages they still own, the vast majority of troubled home loans have been securitized and are owned by a wide array of investors. Their permission is usually required for modification...
Realignment also creates a country where some towns really do understand military life better than others do. Smaller bases will close and consolidate into megabases like Fort Bragg, and large swaths of the U.S. will have even less contact with the all-volunteer military than they...
...Kerzner International, which owns and operates luxury hotels from Mexico to the Maldives, principally under the One & Only brand. "[Kerzner] fits very well with Sheikh Mohammed," says bin Sulayem (who is also chairman of Dubai World, the parent company of Nakheel and Istithmar). "I could see the eye contact between them. Sheikh Mohammed said, 'This guy has vision, and these are the kind of people we want to see in Dubai...