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...much the answer. But in its efforts to constantly amuse its audience, the production bypasses many of the more serious and deep elements of the play, creating an entertaining but somewhat hollow experience. The story of Prospero (Alvin Epstein), the deposed Duke of Milan who now inhabits a mysterious island, his daughter Miranda (Mara Sidmore), and his servants Ariel (Marianna Bassham) and Calaban (Benjamin Evett) is one of Shakespeare’s most challenging. The play begins with the eponymous storm that causes the shipwreck of Prospero’s old enemies, including his usurping brother Antonio (Richard Snee...
...bilingual education remain controversial, this recruitment is a positive step to help level the playing field for students and promote their success in the classroom. An article in the Boston Globe described the process of recruitment as a flurry of job fairs, personal appeals, and travel crisscrossing the small island nation. “If you have a problem, we’ll take care of it,” one recruiter told a contender. “We want to get you up to Boston right away.” Now more than ever, such initiative is paramount...
...brief, as a tropical sundown can seem as swift as a blanket thrown over a birdcage, but the ibis do not disappoint. In the day's last light, pack after pack of ibis fly in from the west, swoop in low over the sun-brightened water, alighting on an island of mangrove trees - one of eight or so roosting spots in the swamp - flecking the green-leaved trees with a crimson so bright it looks artificial. Their arrival is met with throaty gasps and the click of camera shutters...
...says Agard, and though Caroni is listed as a protected under the Ramsar Convention, an international intergovernmental wetlands treaty, adequate local legislation has not been enacted. Diminishing the urgency, conservationists say, is the fact that the scarlet ibis is not an endangered species; it's just endangered on the island of Trinidad. When the Venezuelan colony abandons Trinidad, a smaller flock resident on the island, which needs the interlopers to keep their gene pool deep, will wither, says Molly Gaskin, president of the Point-a-Pierre wild fowl trust where she oversees a breeding and reintroduction program for scarlet ibis...
...Staten Island, New-York-based hip-hop group got its start in 1993, initially as a loose affiliation of nine rappers. According to the group’s official Web site, Wu-Tang aimed to make their mark as a group and then pursue solo projects with some fame under their belts...