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...five-year filmmaking ban imposed by Chinese authorities on director Lou Ye is just the latest signal from Beijing that its tolerance for even minor signs of dissent has shrunk dramatically. According to state media reports, the director entered his latest movie, Summer Palace,at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival earlier this year without seeking approval from Chinese authorities. Although the film is a romance, it is set during the 1989 Tiananmen demonstrations, still very much a sensitive topic in Beijing...
...always known. He thinks, "That's it. That's going to be my life." And for the next three decades or so, it is--sort of. After studying music in college, he becomes a busy pianist, saxophonist and arranger at Disney theme parks and Hollywood studios, with a five-year interlude as musical director for Johnny Mathis. He wins three Emmys for scoring TV cartoons and starts getting assignments for mainstream movies like Con Air and Armageddon...
...some kids break the mold--and for surprising reasons. East conducted a five-year study of 227 families and found that those girls who don't follow their older sisters into pregnancy may be drawn not so much to the wisdom of the choice as to the mere fact that it's a different one. One teen mom in a family is a drama; two teen moms has a been-there-done-that quality to it. "She purposely goes the other way," says East. "She decides her sister's role is teen mom and hers will be high achiever...
...some issues.” Brush said he had “no idea that our landlord wasn’t totally on board with us.”According to Brush, at the subsequent meeting, DiGiovanni proposed raising the rental rate on the restaurant’s current five-year lease. The lease, which Brush submitted to the CLC and is on public record, was signed in December 2003 and includes an option for a five-year extension with pre-determined rental rates. During the meeting, Brush said, there was no discussion of trash removal, building access, or security...
...Director of Communications Beth Brainard, Houghton Library discovered that 13 maps were missing from their collection. Of those 13 maps, Smiley has admitted to stealing eight, including a map of the new world by Hernan Cortes from 1524. With his plea deal, Smiley has agreed to serve a five-year prison sentence, according to the New York Times, though he faces up to 10 years imprisonment. He also faces fines of over $1,600,000, and has agreed to pay restitution to dealers and individuals affected by his thefts. The maps stolen by Smiley from Houghton will be recovered, according...