Since September 11th, front-lines in most of the country have not moved far.Much of the "fighting" between Afghan forces seen on television in the West is in fact no more than target practice kindly staged for visiting cameras.
It is accessible via an infrequent, crawling yet scenic, two-and-a-half hour train ride from Suceava, the nearest large city and prime staging area for visiting the area's famous monasteries.
On a hillock near the reserve's tourist chalets, Mr. Hollenbach built a wooden observatory with a sliding corrugated-iron roof, and began staging exhibits and lectures for visiting students.
In one of Cochran's most brilliant manipulations, he stages Simpson's mansion for visiting jurors, removing nude portraits of white girlfriends, subbing in the Heisman trophy and Afrocentric art, along with the Norman Rockwell painting "The Problem We All Live With".
Hans Krasa, who had just written the opera when he was arrested and confined there, was forced by the Nazis to stage it more than 50 times for visiting audiences to prove that this was a "model camp" where prisoners were treated so humanely that they even had an arts program.
In the small town of Bani Walid, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of the capital, his family staged a tiny pro-Gadhafi rally for visiting journalists on Wednesday in the small front yard of their simple home.
Thanks for visiting, Gavin.
The show of respect for the host nation's sovereignty set the stage for a visit that aims to reset neighbourly ties that have long been marked by confrontation and threats.
It was assumed that Mr. Jang was setting the stage for a visit to China by the new, young leader, an idea that the Chinese appeared to be pushing as a way of showing what promise economic overhaul held for the repressed North Korea.
In this episode, Blondie stops by the TV Party stage for a visit.
