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...Ahern managed to combine his political smarts with the common touch of the retail politician, religiously canvassing his political base in Dublin's Northside, probably because he enjoyed drifting from pub to shop, chewing over the national budget or gassing about Manchester United, his favorite soccer team. He is known, everywhere, simply as Bertie, appearing to be on first-name terms with the entire Irish public...
...played Dvorak’s “Serenade for Strings.” The program was well-designed, as the more familiar rhythms and harmonies in the Dvorak emphasized the piece’s serenity. David H. Miller ’11 played the double bass with a touch that added color and stability but did not intrude on the centered sound of the ensemble. The concluding, triumphant gesture was a confident end to a pleasing concert. The Brattle Street Chamber Players’ mission is admirable: They seem to be intent on making classical music more accessible...
...deserts, despite the fact that his best pal (Channing Tatum) is determined to return him to duty. Brandon, chastely accompanied by Michelle (Abbie Cornish), embarks on a cross-country trip, which begins with him seeking official redress of his grievance and eventually puts him in touch with other victims of the war. In the end, it is fair to say that there is no stopping his losses. Every choice he is presented with is a hopeless...
...change Taiwan but transform its fraught relationship with China. For decades after its leadership fled to Taiwan in 1949, the KMT regarded the island merely as a transitional base from which to reclaim the mainland. The KMT, an outsider, ruled Taiwan in an authoritarian manner, and was out of touch with local folk, who identified themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese. In 2000, the KMT paid for its arrogance when it was stunningly - and deservedly - ousted from office by the upstart DPP, which drew strength from its Taiwanese base...
...Schultz, keeping in touch with the past is key to future success. Remembering who you are is the first step to becoming who you should be. Sometimes in the morning, he goes down to the original Starbucks at Pike Place. Before the store opens, Schultz lets himself in. He puts his hands on the wooden counter and thinks about how he felt at the beginning, what it was he was trying to do. Over the past few months, Schultz has also taken to passing around a memo he wrote in 1986. The letterhead says Il Giornale--Starbucks would come later...