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...Being appointed Music Director of the New York Philharmonic is much more than a dream come true—it is the realization of something I did not even dare to dream,” he said in the statement. “This is the orchestra I feel closest to in the world, these are the musicians for whom I have the highest regard in the world. To be given this vote of confidence is more than thrilling...
...stability, and in which the Montoneros, a leftist paramilitary group of the 1960s and ‘70s, continue to capture the imagination of the young intelligencia—had taught its youth to value radical action over respect for democracy. But American kids wouldn’t dream of pursuing serious political objectives through violence. After all, I thought, while the Montoneros were out blowing up buildings and laying the groundwork for Latin America’s bloodiest military dictatorship, the “radicals” in the U.S. were protesting the Vietnam War on the steps...
Some self-starters like Buchinsky, 43, have found a way to make time for themselves even as they build their dream business. Not only does she have an original idea with low expenses--the equipment cost $600, and her liability insurance is just $227 annually--but because she is not the primary breadwinner for her family (her husband is an internist), Buchinsky can afford to work part time...
...story to end her speeches. In speechmaking, if something works, you use it and use it and use it again. (Robert Kennedy so frequently ended his 1968 campaign speeches with his paraphrase of the George Bernard Shaw line, "Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not," that reporters covering his campaign used it as a cue to head for the buses. A fact RFK himself noted by one day just replacing the quote with "Run for the buses...
...relatively few Vietnamese can fulfill the dream of a higher education, which is bad news for its economy. Vietnam currently attracts foreign investment at a rate of nearly $1 billion per month, with investors looking to take advantage both of its low-wage levels and its young and highly literate population. But only 10% of Vietnamese college-aged youths are enrolled in higher education, lagging behind India and China, and less than a quarter of the figure for Thailand. Those numbers don't bode well for Vietnam's ambitions to move into higher-end electronics and outsourcing...