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...This is how we got all our ideas,” he said. Chan described his networking through humorous portraits of the community members who helped him in his project. “Neighborhood ambassador” Robert Green, a New Orleans citizen whose FEMA trailer stood in the middle of the Ninth Ward as a memorial to family members lost in the flood, was instrumental in helping Chan. “[Green] didn’t know who the hell Godot was,” Chan said, “and he didn’t care...
...story of his brush with a giant anaconda. After he veers his small boat, laden with his family, out of the beast’s path he manages to just catch it with his propeller. “Then a second later the entire snake’s body stood up out of the water, towering above the boat....I looked at the entire length of the snake’s whitish underbelly as it fell backward with a loud, large splash into the Madeira River.” But, “Don’t Sleep, There...
...ground in hysterical amazement. The Brontosaurus’s legs—two tall pieces of painted cardboard that actors tapped on the ground in sync with thumping sound effects—appeared unfazed. Later on, to simulate saving young Tim (Joshua Kelberman) from an impending fall, Endres stood just far enough away from Kelberman that their outstretched arms couldn’t touch and screamed at him, “Reach farther, Timmy!”Similarly, every poignant moment became playful. Near the end of the story, after the park has fallen apart, the movie contains a scene...
...Japan Paradigm As a kid growing up on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Alimansyar knew Japan stood for one thing: really hip stuff. His parents' generation might have looked askance at the historic aggressor, given its wartime record in East Asia. But for Alimansyar and other younger Indonesians, Japan represents a nation that transformed itself in record time from vanquished pauper to cutting-edge innovator. Today, Alimansyar teaches Japanese at the University of North Sumatra, and the school's rapidly growing Japanese-language program is filled with 500 students who are often lured by Japanese cars, electronics and anim...
...last few years, one name has stood above the rest when it comes to the Yale offense. Mike McLeod tore apart defense after defense on his way to Ivy League Player of the Year honors in 2007—that is, until the Crimson front seven got in his way. The corps limited him to just 50 yards on the ground, a performance that can’t be far from the back of his mind as he enters this year’s edition of the game. Although he started off more slowly this fall, the back...