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...visual and sensual aspects of the movie are counteracted by the content of the movie. The movie is a rich and accurate depiction of the City of Joy's poor half. However, the urbanized and richer aspects of the city, slip into oblivion. The impression one gets from the movie is that the City of Joy is not only entirely impoverished and disease-ridden, but a City of Contention. For someone who has never seen a movie about India before, this could confirm all the negative stereotypes that people foster. However, this problem reflects the content, not the execution...
...schools for the next century" should be "focused on the needs of learners, rather than the demands of bureaucracy," Darling-Hammond said. She said schools need to develop "communities of learners," adding that schools need to be personalized so students don't slip through the cracks...
Maryland Coach Cindy Timchal wasn't letting this one slip away however. Using a tactic she had employed a year ago against Harvard, Timchal called for a stick-check on Downing...
...credulity. In China a large percentage of the public visits "Qi Gong" hospitals for diagnosis and treatment by a mystic who never touches them; he merely waves his hands about. If a patient is in a remote location and cannot visit an expert in person, he merely mails a slip of paper with his name written on it, and the practitioner performs both the diagnosis and the cure -- an exotic hand-and-body dance designed to "re-establish the balance of yin and yang" -- from any distance away. Thousands of visitors pour into the Philippine Islands to have local sleight...
...some actors, the move to Broadway reflects recession cutbacks in Hollywood. Actors who cannot command film work at their asking price often prefer to switch to the stage, which the industry views as a prestigious but separate business, rather than agree to slip back down Hollywood's money ladder. Not that Broadway pay is exactly monastic. While Pacino will work for $1,000 a week in a nonprofit house, some stars command up to 10% of box-office gross, as much as $20,000 a week. For many, the choice is artistic. They want | to play classic roles, work with...