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...Ironically, Taiwan's Tourism Bureau has hatched a plan to keep the dictator's memory alive for the one group of people who seem genuinely interested (KMT diehards aside). Chiang-themed tour packages will target mainland Chinese, who are invariably curious about Mao's nemesis. Perhaps they could include the statue at my local park on the itinerary. In this rendition, a grandfatherly Chiang wears a traditional Chinese tunic and leans on a cane. If ever his legacy needed propping...
...without cutting. That can be an enervating strategy, but here it works marvelously, either forcing the characters together as reluctant conspirators or isolating each in his or her predicament. (There's a bustling scene, at the birthday party of Otilia's boyfriend's mother, that becomes a kind of tour de force, with the gaiety of the celebrants making the girl's misery all the more palpable.) It may be minimalism, but in the best sense: Mungiu has stripped away anything not essential to the story...
...will be expanding its recruiting efforts in the months of November and December both in the United States and abroad, Fitzsimmons said. He added that recruiting for next year’s class has already begun—this being the second week of a three week, 60-city tour by admissions officials...
That game is a steamroller with a couple of forward gears. When the Williams sisters first appeared on the tour in the late '90s, they brought with them a new level of strength and athleticism. Serena could crush most balls hit at her. Powder-puff tennis was over. Eventually, the other pros began to match her power, and injuries began to nag. Williams can still bring it, but this year she's more likely to play a little finesse for the first six shots or so, saving the blast for stroke seven or eight...
...will be expanding its recruiting efforts in the months of November and December both in the United States and abroad, Fitzsimmons said. He added that recruiting for next year’s class has already begun—this being the second week of a three week, 60-city tour by admissions officials...