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...ceiling of Richard Jones' house in Biloxi, Miss., had just caved in, revealing that his roof had been torn away. That was the good news. Half a mile away on that afternoon of Aug. 29, as Hurricane Katrina sent up 30-ft. storm surges, Jones, 53, knew a flood was raging in from the Bay of Biloxi because the water was rising rapidly in the storm drain on his street. But what worried the high school history teacher more was the debris clogging a larger storm drain nearby, part of a network designed to draw off flooding from Biloxi...
...like a very charming shark, aptly named his organization DATA (debt, AIDS, trade, Africa) to capture both the breadth of his ambitions and the depth of his research. Meanwhile, you could watch Bill and Melinda coolly calculate how many lives will be saved by each billion they spend and miss how impassioned they are about the suffering they have seen. "He's changing the world twice," says Bono of Bill. "And the second act for Bill Gates may be the one that history regards more...
...Over the years I have always found his writing inspiring. Somehow, as he commented on Presidents and the office they held, he was able to show the significance of the seemingly insignificant in their lives. Sidey brought the best of what the U.S. stands for to readers. We shall miss him. DERICK BINGHAM Belfast, Northern Ireland...
...Chrstine M. Fitzgerald ’07, and Abbey R. Wright ’07 With a title that paid homage to the NBC television “Must See TV” campaign, “Primetime: Must-See T.V. Meets Can’t-Miss Choreography” showcased the Mainly Jazz Dance Company and TAPS in an upbeat program featuring dance pieces set mostly to T.V. show theme songs. The inventive concept was fitting for a show that seemed to reflect the contents of current T.V. program line-ups, consisting of a few very well-done performances...
...artist like Anders Nilsen whose faceless characters pose against photographic backgrounds while musing on the nature of reality, with more straightforward work like Andrice Arp's delightful adaptation of Japanese folktales. Where most anthologies have, at best, a 50/50 hit/miss ratio, Mome manages to be all-hit, don't miss...