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...Scion of an Adelaide political dynasty, Downer has led Australia's forays into world affairs for a decade, from peacekeepers in East Timor and the Solomons to combat troops to Afghanistan and Iraq. He has energetically promoted ties with Asia, notably Indonesia and China, but is reportedly keen to swap departure lounges for budgets if Costello becomes...
...Kronberg cello festival in Germany, like any gathering of skilled laborers, affords congregants a chance to swap notes on craft: in this case, new strings and rosin, drills for thumb position, double stops and staccato at the frog. But this year's festival, which ran Oct. 3-7, was different. The absence of the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who co-founded the biennial event in 1993 and died in April aged 80, left its participants pondering his legacy and celebrating the unexpectedly prominent role he and his instrument had played in the history of the 20th century...
...very good," says Bhimani. The militant sense of east-west ethnic pride faded with the partition generation and today support for the two clubs has to do less with regional identity and more with plain club loyalty. Imported Brazilian and Nigerian players now star for both sides and routinely swap teams. The bulk of the upper and middle classes who once passionately cared about Kolkata football sit at home with Arsenal, Manchester United or Liverpool on their minds...
...Ababa is a city of cafés. It's also a town of spooks. Whether huddled over tiny glasses of Arabica in luxury hotel foyers or the anonymous place with battered tables and a concrete floor on the north end of Meskel Square, quiet men in dusty suits swap intelligence. There you'll overhear mobile-phone conversations that begin like this: "Ambassador! Of course I'll give the document back ... " Or you might meet close-cropped, burly Americans carrying khaki rucksacks labeled "U.S." who mumble about going "someplace in country." As Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi observes, "The Horn...
...live in a “cozy” one-bedroom overlooking Tompkins Square Park. The four-room railroad apartment would be considered roomy for a couple, but we are not a couple (despite what we told the landlady) so we swap sleeping accommodations night to night, even though the bed is big enough for two. Before we move in, Kam picks up the keys. During his short visit, the landlady spreads herself over her couch in a provocative position and bends over in front of him while retrieving her cat. My roommate's years of practice in passing...