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Patience is essential. Roland and Maribel Vasquez of Worcester County, Mass., already had two biological children when they decided to open their home to Michael, 17. Over a period of 10 months, the couple and the boy struggled to get to know and accept one another. Michael wondered if perhaps it was too late to adapt to family life. And turning 18, on Feb. 13, was a big event for him. It was not only his first birthday with his adoptive family but also the first time that his birthday was celebrated with gifts and a cake...
...when the musicians eventually abandoned the stage, an awkwardly long encore followed. The audience became restless, screaming out their favorite songs yet to be played: “Obstacle 1!” and “Roland!” as random drum beats sporadically popped in the distance. Finally the band strolled on stage as if back from a coffee break...
...last song of the concert, “Roland,” another bright light from 2002, wound to an end, blinding white lights flashed the audience like a sea of media cameras. Suddenly the lights dimmed to a hazy red, Carlos and Sam quietly exited the stage and the fate of the only note left standing is in Paul’s hands...
...David A. Garvin ’74, C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration...
...Roland Emmerich had to brace himself. The German director of such U.S. blockbusters as Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow was leaving behind the warm breezes of Hollywood to plunge into wintry Berlin, because he heads the judging panel at this year's Berlin Film Festival, which starts this week. That a Hollywood player like Emmerich was chosen for the job hints at the profound changes that have swept the German movie industry. Though his country's art house élite despises his commercial movies, he can expect a warm welcome this year from a film community that...