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...make a movie - and cast in the title role a potent symbol: Ararat. Physically, Mount Ararat is located in western Turkey. Symbolically, the twin-peaked mountain dominates the geography of the Armenian soul. It represents eternal Armenia - its history, political identity and religious traditions dating back to the biblical Flood. Egoyan, 43, who was born in Cairo to Armenian parents, says "the film's structure reflects the Armenian psyche." That psyche is riven by dual realities - the country that was and the one that is; the loss of both human lives and "the very imprint of humanity...
...easily broaden their horizons. While it’s always possible for little Liebnizes to switch to Sanskrit studies halfway through sophomore year, it’s far easier for those with no other experience writing to discover a previously hidden penchant for haiku—and so they flood the creative writing classes...
...passport control at the Berlin Wall's Bornholmer Strasse checkpoint, kept shouting that rhetorical question at the guards under his command. It was nearly 11 p.m., four hours since Jager heard the stunning news on TV: the East German Politburo, responding to weeks of peaceful demonstrations and a flood of refugees fleeing through Hungary and Czechoslovakia, had announced that all citizens could leave East Germany at any crossing "immediately." Suddenly Jager, 48, held in his hands the fate of thousands of people--as well as that of the Wall he had so faithfully watched over for all 28 years...
What began as a trickle in the 1980s, with the arrival of occasional foreign stars like Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) and the late Drazen Petrovic (Croatia), has turned into a flood. This season a record 65 players from 34 countries and territories outside the U.S. are suiting up, accounting for 16% of the league's rosters, compared with only 6% a decade ago. A third of the 18 players chosen for the All-Star Weekend's Rookie-Sophomore game came from overseas, among them standouts like San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (France), Denver Nuggets forward Nene Hilario (Brazil) and Orlando...
...work? Alerts are sent out via the Emergency Alert System (or Emergency Broadcast System, originally designed to disperse information after a nuclear attack) to law enforcement agencies and radio and television stations. The announcements are prefaced by a special "Abducted Child Statement" code, to differentiate them from tornado or flood warnings. Some states also use large traffic alert signs on their highways, especially when the suspect is believed to have access...