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...members speak assuredly and with clarity about their lives and their calling, and many have the slightly distant gaze of true believers. It was clear when we arrived, however, that every member had been made aware of our presence. They were all to a person well prepared and chose their words carefully when speaking to us, even outside of the attention of center officials...
...first trip to Australia from her home in Taiwan, Soyoung Yuan says, she and her husband deliberately chose eco-friendly accommodations wherever they went: "We want to make sure our money is going to an organization that is going to make a positive impact." Although she thinks the lodge could improve its green attributes, Yuan is impressed. "It's very in harmony with the environment," she says. As hundreds of bats wheel through the evening sky, tour guide Ian Worcester steers his small boat through the placid waters of the nearby Daintree River, spotting leaflike shadows that, on closer inspection...
...aesthetic quality of the work itself. Born, raised, and educated in Johannesburg, South Africa, Stopforth did not begin his career as an artist with the intention of spending time at a place like Harvard. In fact, as a South African artist in the late 1960s and 1970s, Stopforth consciously chose to engage with the politics and issues of his region, rather than, as some of his contemporaries were doing, trying to follow the art world trends in Europe and New York. He reflects that “there was a real line drawn between those who thought my work...
...deal as it has become. Heck, for football, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the entire gamut of sports publications will devote countless words and hours of coverage to see where the top-ranked prep quarterback will sign (Tim Tebow, ranked by many as the best of the class of 2006, chose Florida over Alabama live on ESPNews). For fans, both students and alumni, the waiting and watching can inspire new hope and excitement for the following year during the long off-season.Despite the regulations and the lack of scholarships that make the recruitment process more delicate and difficult for Harvard coaches, there...
...that with no leader, no ideology and no apparent organization, the protests have no discernible direction. Political party leaders had promised that today hundreds of thousands of people would march on the palace and demand Gyanendra's head. Instead, with the palace merely a few miles away, the demonstrators chose to confront the police and army deployed along Kathmandu's ring road, turning it into a circle of fire around the capital. At least three people died when police opened fire on one protest in Kalanki to the southwest, and all afternoon the entire city was wailing with ambulance sirens...