Word: gil
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...Celestial Clockwork" is a sweet, charming film that will leave you smiling almost as brilliantly as the protagonist, Ana, played by Ariadna Gil...
...path that led to Carnegie Hall started off in the Vancouver suburb of Nainamo, British Columbia, where Krall was born 30 years ago. Canada might not be New Orleans, but its native jazz greats include Oscar Peterson and Gil Evans. Nevertheless, Krall sought her muse south of the border. While still in her teens she left home to study jazz piano at Boston's Berkelee school, then moved on to Los Angeles, where she befriended the great bassist Ray Brown, a veteran of Peterson's band. Brown taught her the Zen of swing--"You just feel it, " she says. "They...
...state for three years straight. Ninety percent of all violence on the island is believed to be drug related. "San Juan has become what Miami used to be. You see 15-year-olds with guns. People are afraid to go out at night," says U.S. attorney Guillermo Gil, the victim of a carjacking by a teenager high on crack. In the summer of 1993 the drug trade had got so bad that Governor Pedro Rossello sent in the National Guard to patrol housing projects, where much of the business is conducted. Two years later, not much has changed. Judges...
...CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA: Apple Computer may have a new CEO, and a new determination to remain independent. Although the company has not confirmed it, The Wall Street Journal reported that the embattled Michael Spindler has stepped down in favor of Apple board member Gil Amelio, who left his position as head of National Semiconductor Corp. Board members are believed to be leaning against a merger with Sun Microsystems. The tough-minded Amelio is a good choice, an executive adept at rebuilding battered companies. San Francisco Bureau Chief David Jackson reports: "A new CEO will have a better chance to rejuvenate...
First there came Johnnie Cochran, descending on the Law School with his swarm of Nation of Islam bodyguards. Four days later Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti was part of a panel speaking at the Law School. And, less than two weeks from today, prosecutor Christopher Darden will be speaking in Sanders Theater. A strange trend is developing...