Word: parkes
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...based on the real story of Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez's (Downey) relationship with a homeless schizophrenic named Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Foxx), whom he met in a downtown LA park in 2005. Ayers was playing a violin during that first encounter, apparently quite well, despite it having only two strings. He had been a Juilliard student in the 1970s, until mental illness cost him just about everything but his love for music. That year, Lopez wrote nearly a dozen columns detailing his attempts to understand and assist Ayers and, in 2008, published a book about their friendship...
...Afghanistan Preservation amid Turmoil Kabul has announced plans for the creation of the war-ravaged country's first national park, in central Bamiyan province's Band-e-Amir, a lake region known for its breathtaking natural dams and waterfalls. Officials hope the park's creation and local restoration will boost tourism and jump-start conservation efforts...
ACQUITTED After his January arrest, South Korean economic blogger Park Daesung, 31, was freed when a judge ruled there was no evidence that he intended to "undermine public interest" with his attacks against the government's response to the financial crisis...
...those passing on a trip to a pricey theme park, the idea of sleeping outside can be daunting. For starters, there are the ever present bears, not to mention worries about staying warm, dry and comfortable. Plus, the cost of getting outfitted can quickly...
...behind and letting Texans decide if they could afford to return to the moon. Border-patrol costs would be steep, but I'm sure Texas' application to join NAFTA would be favorably received. And it would get a vote at the U.N. and the right for its diplomats to park wherever they wanted on the streets of Manhattan. Texas would saunter into the global community bigger than Australia, Greece or Bolivia. (See pictures of the fence between Texas and Mexico...