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Barnes has found himself somewhat of an unlikely elder statesman in what remains of the many-trunked Elephant 6 scene. But the market for trippy harmonics that the Georgian collective once served has been cornered for the moment by even weirder psychedelic varietals, and the mantle that rests on Barnes’ shoulders comes now with slightly dimmed rainbow-watercolor sheen and a koan-like paradox. With the collective’s founders dispersed to side projects and Powerpuff soundtracks—or, in Jeff Mangum’s case, last sighted piloting a transatlantic aeroplane somewhere near Amelia Earhart?...
...Georgia's 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...
President Mikheil Saakashvili replaced the Georgian symbol this year with a five-cross banner that used to be his party's flag...
...Belgrade in 2000, and each time the opposition prevailed. At least one group has played a role in all three movements. Serbia's Otpor, or Resistance, the student organization that spearheaded the revolution that ousted Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, sent "trainers" to aid activists who helped unseat Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003. And earlier this year, the group provided training to Ukraine's Pora, the biggest opposition youth group in Kiev...
...leading factor, according to a study of longevity in the republic of Georgia, is the feeling of being needed. The aged there are made to feel they are necessary to their families for functions ranging from baby sitting to being a toastmaster at frequent dinners - a Georgian specialty. The researchers found that filling a need can help people overcome life's adversities. Rodney Angove Mountain View, California, U.S. The Joy of Sox! My great-grandfather Harry Frazee, who owned the Red Sox [Nov. 8] from 1916 to '23, did not sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees to finance...