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...first symphony seems to me a bit lacking in the quality for which early critics dubbed it "Beethoven's Tenth Symphony." For example, at the moment of maximum dramatic impact, the brass chorale before the final coda in the last movement, Haitink plows right on through, almost as if anxious to leave it behind him. Brahms delayed writing this symphony for over 20 years, fearing that he would forever remain in the shadow of Beethoven. However, it seems here that Haitink might be the one who feels himself in the shadows of the great symphonists...
...leader of the coup attempt was tried before the Supreme Court of Haiti in July 1991. Although the maximum sentence under law was 15 years in prison, Aristide demanded a life sentence...
Some directors and actors are, by their respective natures, simply made for each other. James Cameron delights in spectacular, mind-bog-gling violence where a minimum number of civilians and a maximum of bad guys get killed. Arnold Schwarzenegger delights in carrying out spectacular, mind-boggling violence while killing a minimum number of civilians and a maximum of bad guys...
...Maximum, damage: Yup. Bridges get strafed, buildings get blown out, missiles get shot. Hey, there's even a nuclear explosion. Don't worry, it doesn't cause maximum carnage. Which leads to another rule...
Significantly, China reacted gingerly to the news of Kim Il Sung's death and barely mentioned the son, even though he had already been named to head the funeral committee -- usually a solid sign in communist successions that the nominee is destined to become maximum leader. From the time Kim Il Sung sent his tanks rolling across the Demilitarized Zone in 1950, precipitating the cold war's first hot conflict and bloodshed on a grand scale, Beijing has been wedded to the fortunes of North Korea's founder, a man Mao Zedong embraced as a strong ally. Over the years...