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...side of the world: Islamic radicals tilting against an America they associate only with its economic and political might (or the pop-cultural blast of its images) and cruelly ignoring the human reality that is the true America; and, later on, Washington responding through a President who had seldom been abroad, and a CIA that by some accounts did not have a single Pashtu speaker in Afghanistan. Caught in the middle, as ever, were those ordinary, open-minded souls who might have harbored subtler and more enlightened thoughts about what Islam means, and America...
...struggles to describe the emotional reactions of a cartoon character in a video clip; in another, four little boys (like most forms of autism, Asperger's overwhelmingly affects boys) grapple with the elusive concept of teamwork while playing a game of 20 Questions. Unless prompted to do so, they seldom look at one another, directing their eyes to the wall or ceiling or simply staring off into space...
...vacuum of a country run by military rulers who view him automatically as a threat, a potential subversive, because he holds a microphone. Burma's cultural input is zealously monitored and artistic expression heavily censored. Musicians are controlled right down to the length of their hair. Outdoor concerts are seldom allowed, and order is always maintained?tonight in Taunggyi by platoons of soldiers, cops and the white-helmeted riot squad...
...largely non-negotiable designs. When community boards voice these concerns, they are often mischaracterized as “obstructionist” because their only recourse is to send Harvard back to the proverbial drawing board. They do this not because of spite, but because the people holding the pencil seldom consult with them before designs are in near-final form...
...order to ensure that a debacle like this does not happen again, the administration and HCC must work more closely together and establish a formal procedure for approving concerts. Information on venue availability should be released as early as possible. This is especially true for those places seldom used for concerts, such as the hockey center—and the football stadium, which has great potential to host a large-scale performance. As a result, HCC would be able to plan concerts earlier, potentially easing administrators’ concerns about ticket sales...