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...peaceable civilians is more relevant to our future than a full shelf of books on the World War II heroics of the "greatest generation." Given the conventional power of the U.S. military, any probable adversary will choose unconventional tactics. The fighting in Afghanistan, for example, has settled into a classic pattern of guerrilla warfare, with hit-and-run attacks on U.S. bases followed by search-and-destroy missions by small units of American forces...
...most exquisite son. He was raised by his mother, on and off the dole. He shined shoes after school near the New York Public Library on 42nd Street (in the winter of 1940, he sometimes shared the sidewalk with folk singer Woody Guthrie). He was a New York classic, the book-hungry street genius, his intellect so fresh, so vital--and so much fun--because it had been built from the pavement...
...next, selling pound cake to women while they were being coiffed. Now Reuben Harley was reclining on a black leather couch in the midtown Manhattan recording studio of hip-hop mogul Sean (P. Diddy) Combs. The unlikely pair chatted about business, music and, most importantly, jerseys--the classic models that sports legends like Julius Erving, Nolan Ryan and Jackie Robinson used to wear...
Harley saved his profits to buy classic jerseys from M&N's sole retail store downtown. (The company still has only one store, a popular destination for NBA stars when their teams are playing in Philly. Most of M&N's business involves wholesaling jerseys to 220 retailers around the country.) Back in West Philly, everyone would ask Harley where he got his Hank Aaron jersey, but Harley would not tell. "I loved them so much, I just wanted them as my own," he says. "But just seeing a cat's reaction, I knew this could really catch...
...differs from sometimes impenetrable classic opera because all three operas were sung in clear and understandable English. The intimate atmosphere in the Leverett Old Library added another level of immediacy to the scantily cast vignettes, which were unhampered by excessive sets. All three were accompanied by various combinations of a chamber ensemble assembled especially for VI-4 and conducted by Music Director Anthony S. Cheung...