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...commodity. Yet buried though it is amid the despair that haunts the continent, there is more optimism today than in decades. Francisco Mucavele found hope last September when an armored steel Casspir rolled over the hill and began to blow up the land mines contaminating Mozambique's rich soil. Olga Haptemariam acquired it in Eritrea's war-scarred port city of Massawa when she laid down 2,000 birr for a license to open a building-supply store. The villagers of N'Tjinina are finding it as they prepare for the solemn experience of voting in Mali's first local...
What sets Eritrea apart is the self-sacrificing character of its people, the thousands like Olga Haptemariam who rely solely on their own gumption. We meet her behind the counter of the building-supply shop she has opened in Massawa, striving to capitalize on the construction boom resuscitating this shattered equatorial port. "It's my own business," she says, pointing to the stacked cans of paint and tools lining the shelves. "It is doing very well, very nice." She can't wait to expand. "When I get more money, I want to get more materials from Italy, China...
...Olga is a self-made woman. While her brother went to university, she was married off at 16, already pregnant. Two years ago, she sought a divorce and demanded 30,000 birr as alimony. Out of that she paid the 2,000 birr for a business license and 18,000 birr for the shop. She earns 3,000 or 4,000 birr a month, occasionally as much as 7,500. She can afford to send her daughter to a private school, preparing her to study abroad and become a "doctor for women." Olga vows never to remarry. "I think...
...justice to the special prosecutor. He has a job to do. Why blame him? Point your finger at the President, not at Starr. OLGA ANASTASIOU Raritan...
...opens with Tatiana's birthday party, with girls in deep orange, red, and brown dresses that resemble autumn leaves swirling across the stage. Lensky exuberantly expresses his ardent love for Olga as the party gets underway. Pollyana Ribeiro dances the role of Olga with strong technique and an attractively flirtatious smile. She is more than well matched by Lensky, danced by the amazing Patrick Armand, whose impishly pouty grin, high jumps, and perfectly sustained balances and pirouettes are always a pleasure to watch. During a pause in the festivities, Onegin spurns Tatiana and rips her letter up, letting the pieces...