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...again.Then the orchestra performed “Night Dance Ritual” by Lim, the winner of the BachSoc’s yearly composition contest. Lim truly had a voice of her own. The piece was eerie, beginning uncertainly with a rumbling timpani. As the dissonant strings evoked a dark world—with the cellos mourning and the harp dancing—the flute flew in search of light.Although the brass section sounded poor while tuning—a bassist could barely conceal his smirk—they were surprisingly polished at first while leading a melody, but they...
...FARC, perhaps the last leftist guerrilla army in a hemisphere where they were once iconic, used to have international legitimacy and sympathy in its fight against Colombia's epic inequality; but that was before it became widely branded as a "narco-guerrilla" group. Perhaps panicked by its dark fortunes of late, the FARC has been trying in recent months to reverse its mafioso image by releasing some of its higher-profile hostages - but not the three U.S. defense contractors it abducted in 2003 after their plane crashed in southern Colombia. Those men - Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes and Marc Gonsalves - completed...
...Reyes' death, of course, won't end the Colombian conflict. And it won't remedy the dark social ills, especially the misery of millions of neglected rural Colombians, which started the civil war in the first place. Concern about that aspect of Colombia's tragedy, in fact, has prompted the U.S. Congress to slash President Bush's 2008 military aid request for Colombia by 30% - not least of all because even Colombia's modernized military is still reportedly prone to ugly human rights abuses - and to raise social and economic...
...Anne’s quiet and obedient younger sister—the other Boleyn girl—who goes unnoticed until the King brings her to court. For a story laced with courtly flirtations and extravagant revelry, “The Other Boleyn Girl” is unexpectedly dark. What is even more surprising is how well the saturated lighting suits the pale, delicate creatures of the glamorous court. The score includes undertones of the whispering, scheming courtiers and the distant, outraged cries of the English public. It deftly builds tension and suspense to the point where it quite sufficiently...
...present at the time of the robbery, which occurred on the third floor. According to the HUPD report, “the offender is described as a Hispanic male in his 30s, 5’11” in height, weighing approximately 190 pounds, with no facial hair, dark-colored hair, wearing dark baggy clothes and a dark baseball hat, and carrying a dark-colored back pack.” As a result of the incident, HUPD said it will increase its presence in the area. They also advise that residents not allow strangers to “piggyback?...