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...Mujahedin Brigade. The kidnappers' warning, which came with a video showing the blindfolded hostages?two humanitarian workers (Nahoko Takato and Imai) and a photographer (Soichiro Koriyama)?surrounded by armed men, was chillingly clear: "Three of your sons have fallen into our hands. We offer you two choices: Either pull out your forces or we will burn them alive...
...believe you're in the Middle East, that forsaken corner of the world that seems doomed to endless war, terrorism and zealotry. The chauffeur of your Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph will collect you at Dubai's palm-studded airport, transport you past the shimmering skyscrapers and finally pull up to a resort that feels a lot more like Las Vegas than Arab sheikdom. Here, in an awesome, sail-shaped edifice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, obsequious staff will conduct you to one of the Burj Al Arab's sumptuous suites, featuring bedrooms with naughty mirrors on the ceilings, marble...
...first half was more of the same, as neither team was able to pull away. The Big Red held leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, but each time the Crimson was able to tie the game...
...draw with UConn. New England, playing without Brillant, Moore and Cancela, went down early on a goal by Huskies forward Steve Sealy. A header by the Revolution’s Jay Heaps in the 15th minute knotted it up, but the Revs couldn’t pull ahead despite several chances late in the period...
Fortunately, the acting and singing pull the production through. Though a few cast members could work on their projection, and the lyrics become muddied when the male and female choruses sing simultaneously, the words are surprisingly comprehensible for a fast-paced Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The acting is excellent. Karlin, as the Fairy Queen, alternates between Queen-of-Hearts-like condemning her subjects to “DEATH!” for courting mortals and shamelessly swooning over the mortal Private Willis (Marcus L. Wang ’04), who was passably but inexplicably portrayed as an American. Spitzer...