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...land that lies beyond the Hudson and East Rivers, the city welcomed me with open arms. As I warily presented my immigration documents and student visa to the burly U.S Immigrations and Customs officer, I braced myself for a probing session of questioning, laced with distrust. There were brief words uttered, but to me they were distinctly heartwarming nonetheless: “Welcome back...

Author: By Emmeline D. Francis | Title: Welcome to the City | 7/16/2008 | See Source »

...arranged to adopt them as his court musicians. The boys were tutored by European music teachers and pretty soon brass bands were busting out all over: the Police Orchestra, the Imperial Bodyguard Band, the Army Band, the Selassie Theater Orchestra or the Municipality of Addis Band. After Italy's brief occupation ended in 1941 - Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that has never been colonized - the country began to open up to outside influences under Roosevelt's lend-lease program. Thanks to visiting teachers and a new American army base in Asmara, Glen Miller gained a lot of fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove | 7/15/2008 | See Source »

...Brief History Of: Kabbalah PAGE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Little, Too Late. | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

Light also serves on the board of the Harvard Management Company, which manages the University’s $34.9 billion endowment. In the late 1970s, Light also took a brief leave of absence from the Business School to serve as the Ford Foundation’s director of investments...

Author: By Crimson News Staff | Title: Harvard Business School Dean May Join Citigroup Board | 7/9/2008 | See Source »

...Federer's return catches the net, Nadal has won the match. He sinks to the grass. The camera flashes that the ump warned the audience against using during play start exploding around the darkening arena like stars, and the two apparitions dressed in all white seem, for a brief moment, to be given the ascension they both deserve. I turn to the couple next to me. Federer fans, they are leaving before the trophy presentation. But they are holding hands, and at the top of the gate, they turn around together, and savor the moment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wimbledon: The View from Row M | 7/6/2008 | See Source »

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