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...somebody--a producer or an agent. If someone is prolific and keeps working at it, they're going to do it. You've just got to keep writing. I'm sure we could show you instances of very famous screenwriters whose first screenplay wasn't very good. They just kept...
...guitarist, a flutist, and a singer. Reflecting the highly improvisatory nature of this art form, the dancers and musicians each took turns initiating pieces. Each performer remained seated until the music motivated her to begin. Once she took the stage, the others concentrated on her movements and kept time according to her lead, with a complex rhythmic pattern emerging from the clapping, finger snapping, and lighting quick clicking of their heels. Interwoven through it all, the lone female singer called plaintively...
...times," said a resident, "I would see hundreds of people all gathered, some on staircases that headed up hills to nearby parks, not watching but participating. There would be 45 minutes of seeing this every 250 m or so. All without one riot cop." The resident said, "I kept wondering, Where the hell were they? Did the government tell them to lay off?" (See the turbulent aftermath of Iran's presidential election...
...electricity imports. The new government says it will pursue stronger relations with Europe and Romania, with whom it shares many cultural similarities. Moldova was part of Romania until World War II, when a chunk of the country was given to the Soviets by the Nazis. Fears of unification kept previous Moldovan governments from building bilateral ties. And then there is the problem of Transnistria, a tiny Russian-speaking province backed by Moscow that wants to secede. "At least we have a year," says Ursu, laughing. "Because constitutionally, you cannot hold elections again for another year. So that gives everyone...
Beverages at private events are a little harder to track. "They don't usually publicize what anybody drinks because then companies can use it for advertising purposes," explains Scheib. Maybe that's why the White House kept mum on Obama's beer selection until the day before the meeting, when he selected Bud Light. (See pictures of Denver, Beer Country...