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...environment has allowed casino operators to flourish there, attracting clients from Turkey and parts of the Middle East; on busy weekend nights, Israelis and Iranians fly in to lay bets side by side. The island's nightclubs have also been free to bring in women from Eastern Europe to perform as exotic dancers for foreign tourists and Cypriots from both sides of the line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Run in Cyprus' Sun | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

...further proof of music’s importance to Miller, he confessed that if neither money nor time were an issue he would learn a million different instruments, practice them all, compose, perform, give music lessons, and, by extension, teach life philosophy...

Author: By Ama R. Francis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Marcus G. Miller | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

...Everyone was so friendly and so interested in what you have to say as a musician, and so passionate about bringing different kinds of music together—celebrating the western traditions versus the eastern traditions,” she says. “And this performance was one of the most inspiring musical experiences I’ve ever had.”But in spite of all her stellar achievements, Yu believes that the greatest pleasure in music is that which she can bring to her listeners.“Everyday when I go practice and perform...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mimi Yu | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

...them to reach into themselves and pull out their own masterpieces. Finally, in the second semester, the students start applying the skills they only recently learned to produce short stage plays of their own creation. With four middle schools participating in the program this year, the youth group will perform four 20-minute plays. Ranging from comedy to action—and tackling themes such as superhero morality—these shows feature some serious professional work with a fair share of depth. According to Philip A. Petrou ’09, the vice president of the program, the goal...

Author: By Jessica O Matthews, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Teaching Skills and Appreciation | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

...versions of London's iconic double-decker buses. Such fumbles are a gift to Livingstone, whose success or failure will resonate loudly in Westminster. Voters throughout England and Wales are casting ballots in municipal elections on the same day, and Gordon Brown's battered Labour government is expected to perform miserably, losing perhaps as many as 200 local council seats. A Labour defeat in London's mayoral election would raise loud chortles in Conservative ranks and strengthen his critics in the media and his own party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London's Mayoral Race: No Joke | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

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