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...accompaniment of the strings, which gave a sense of dance to the entire movement. The third movement, a joyous “Nutcracker”-esque march, is the emotional highlight of the symphony. Although the brass became a little overpowering, the movement ended so strongly that the crowd burst into premature applause. After a short smile from Levine to inform the audience of their mistake, the orchestra began the fourth movement, which is one of the most passionate laments in the orchestral repertoire. The recurring pleading melody in the strings evoked a mind full of torment, leading into...
...countries like Iran and Pakistan. What's more, Dubai's real estate sector is dominated by a handful of major companies - collectively dubbed "Dubai Inc." - that are directly or indirectly owned and controlled by the government. This means, analysts say, that Dubai authorities could effectively stave off a bubble burst by keeping finished projects off-line until market conditions improved. In the event of a systemic threat, Dubai can probably rely on super-rich Abu Dhabi for a bailout. "We consider it highly likely that the authorities will step in at some level to support entities that are strategically important...
Almost every week it seems as if a new wide receiver is being heralded as the next big thing in the Harvard football team’s aerial attack.First it was sophomore Marco Iannuzzi, who burst on to the scene with 11 receptions for 174 yards in the Crimson’s first game of the season against Holy Cross.When Iannuzzi went down with an injury, sophomore Chris Lorditch stepped in, grabbing a 67-yard touchdown pass in week three en route to a 106-yard performance in Harvard’s 27-13 victory over Lafayette.But Lorditch suffered...
...which expired in March, is a remnant of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's era of reforms in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the government recapitalized and even nationalized some of its major banks after real estate and stock-market bubbles burst. The government says it currently plans to take a localized approach to intervention to make sure weaknesses it sees chiefly in regional banks don't develop into a systemic infection. Japan's regional banks don't appear to be facing an immediate crisis, say economists, but the government wants to be prepared. "It's a safety...
...like we’re tapping a nasty vein here. We used to be about NASCAR dads, not crypto-Klansmen. What happened to compassionate conservatism, ‘values voters’?” “Um…that was campaign-trail hogwash, Hoss. Hate to burst your bubble. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but we’ve never really been the go-to guys for compassion—or prudence, or honesty, or the human touch. Ours is the big tent of Joe Lieberman and Alberto Gonzales. You’re right, though...