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...criminal may complicate diplomatic efforts to end the Kosovo conflict, but it's not as if those efforts had been on the verge of a breakthrough. Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin flew into Belgrade alone Friday, having been stood up once again by the European Union's mediator, Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari. After three-way talks with U.S. envoy Strobe Talbott in Moscow, Ahtisaari went instead to Germany for talks with EU president and German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, although Chernomyrdin promised that he and the Finn would return to Belgrade next week. "Things are not looking good on the diplomatic front...
...allies more nervous about civilian casualties. Germany's Green Party, part of the government's ruling coalition, broke ranks and called for a "limited halt" to the bombing. To placate U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who has been pressing for another independent broker in the peace talks, Albright enlisted Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari to possibly join Chernomyrdin's shuttle...
This concerto existed in a rougher, more Beethovenian perform before the Finnish composer excised some blocky, thorny passages from the first movement. There is still plenty of muscular music in the 1905 version we hear tonight, which makes greater demands on the soloist in terms of smoothness and tone. In rehearsal only the first two movements were heard, apparently because of Yannatos' temper, but two were enough to show Castelli at the top of her game. Awesome voicing, awesome dynamic range, and some Heifitzian melodrama suggest a Sibelius not to be missed. For those inclined to adduce parallels, note...
Unfortunately, Handy, who's out on bail pending an investigation in Spain, isn't the only traveler venting air rage. Ten days ago, a drunken, unruly Finnish passenger on a Malev Hungarian flight died after the crew reportedly strapped him to his seat and injected him with tranquilizers...
...them participate in building a library of underground software. Silicon Valley loves Linux because it offers an alternative to Sun, Apple and, especially, Microsoft; in the past month Intel, Netscape and some of the Valley's richest venture capitalists have invested in Linux operations. Journalists love Linux--and its Finnish eponym--because his is a story in the classic David and Goliath mold...