Word: denouement
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...rose revolution and Ukraine's orange one, Kyrgyzstan's leader was ejected following protests over contested elections. But where Ukraine's revolution unfolded peacefully over several months, and the Georgian uprising avoided large-scale violence, Akayev's dethronement was nearly instantaneous-the Thursday protest started tentatively-and the denouement was a spasm of rioting, theft and vandalism. But there were important similarities, too. The police no longer see dissidents as the enemy. "When the demonstrators reached the presidential offices, they commiserated with the cops about their $25-a-month salaries, and asked them to let them in without a fuss...
...journalism that led to a 60 Minutes Wednesday story about President Bush's National Guard service. One person who keeps his job is Dan Rather--at least until his previously announced retirement as Evening News anchor takes place in March (he'll continue to report for 60 Minutes). The denouement of CBS's journalistic failure has cast a new light on the search for Rather's successor, making it more likely, in the view of some, that the network will seek an outsider for the job. The latest handicapping...
...design on the ship is truly stunning, and a pair of scenes that capture the bustle on board while panning across a cross-section of the entire ship are jaw-dropping in their brazen gaudiness. But, as The Life Aquatic ends with Anderson’s trademark last-call denouement, where each character closes shop with a sharp one-liner, the viewer is reminded that Anderson has sailed this course before, but never without his characters’ humanity as an anchor...
...giant Buddha. Eventually, after many more twists, Gao and Akanemaru meet for the last time in a contest to see who can better carve the gargoyles for the roof of the giant Buddha's temple. The book climaxes with a savage act of violence, followed by a denouement of karmic justice and tranquility. In the end, art and compassion become the redemption...
...tired re-run. The latest episode was not without a dramatic plot twist: chief U.S. negotiator James Kelly proposed a plan under which North Korea would dismantle its nuclear weapons in phases in return for massive aid and a provisional guarantee that the U.S. would not attack. But the denouement seemed utterly predictable: the North was in no hurry to bite, vowing to study the proposal in due time, and both sides came away empty-handed. A senior U.S. official close to the talks said they were "not unfriendly," but added, "The results would have to be described as mixed...