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...been remembered by subsequent generations. Like Napoleon's march into Russia, Cambyses' doomed campaign serves as perhaps the ultimate act of hubris, of a power-hungry monarch who refuses to accept the limits to his ambitions. While these 50,000 Persian warriors disappeared in the desert, Cambyses didn't fare much better. At the time, he was marching on a kingdom in Ethiopia, but provisions ran out beneath a scorching sun and his troops were forced to pick lots having divided into groups of 10. According to Herodotus, the unfortunate 1 of each 10 was killed and eaten...
...While the concert did not feature the careful artistic consideration the BSO lends to its usual program of heavier masterworks, Luisi and de la Salle substituted a delightful helping of flair for the conventional dose of substance—a move that was quite appropriate for the lighter musical fare these particular pieces offered...
That's pretty impressive, considering that 2012 is not a sequel or a brand name and that its stars (John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson) are associated more with indie fare than with blockbusters. All Emmerich had to work with was a vaguely ominous future date - think 1984, 2001 - and his confidence that he could get people into theaters by telling them they're all gonna die. He's done it before. A past master of disaster, the German director devastated the planet in Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow; he wasted New York City in Godzilla...
...other words, "If you put one high-fare, loss-making airline together with another high-fare, loss-making airline," Michael O'Leary, head of low-cost rival Ryanair, told Bloomberg, "you will get an airline with higher fares making much bigger losses...
...Crimson’s women’s team claimed its first team victory of the year, winning the Michael Horn Trophy Team Race. A Harvard co-ed contingent did not fare quite as well but still found success at the Hap Moore Team Race, finishing sixth against stingy competition...