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...Time” by Olivier Messiaen, who composed the piece while held as a prisoner of war by the German army during World War II, the powerful expressiveness of the words and music were each individually amplified, demonstrating the ideal unification of literature, music, and the vivid imagery of first-hand human testimony and suffering.Reverend Peter J. Gomes recited a passage from T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,” quoting, “We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started...
...Perhaps more revealing is the mens' first-hand description of the disintegration of the FARC, a 45-year-old Marxist rebel group that funds its war with the profits from drug trafficking and kidnapping. When the Americans were captured, the FARC was at its peak with about 18,000 members. Rations included beef and vegetables, rebel commandantes showed off their chrome-plated pistols and zipped around guerrilla territory in SUVs while guards led their prisoners along jungle trails singing songs with little fear of being detected. Many of the foot soldiers were illiterate teenagers who, in between battles, munched...
...Newsom knows the challenges of going solar in a first-hand way. The mayor is in a well-publicized fight over his right to install solar panels, doing battle with his own housing community, which is against solar power on aesthetic grounds. Most San Francisco residents have things easier, and that's thanks to Newsom and CH2M. Click on the San Francisco solar map website - sf.solarmap.org - and you'll get a Google Earth-eye view of the entire city, from the Sunset District to North Beach. CH2M Hill has already labeled all 925 existing solar systems throughout the city, including...
...Connor did just that in the wrestleback draw, grinding out a 4-3 decision over Boise State’s No. 10 Adam Hall to claim a spot on the medal stand.While three superb efforts boosted the Crimson to a respectable team finish, the squad witnessed first-hand the importance of depth. While Harvard’s remaining wrestlers competed fiercely throughout the weekend, only Peppelman (149) notched more than one victory.After falling to No. 10 Cesar Grajales of Penn State, the rookie (9-4) dominated the consolation draw, posting three straight wins by at least seven points before falling...
...traditional careers. “Right now, there’s no movement to fund domestic experiences,” Saunders says.Even in cases where funding is available, students struggle to coordinate job opportunities with the timing of fellowship decisions. Rinzler is experiencing this frustration first-hand. “Basically by the time I’d find out if I got the fellowships [for culinary school], I’d need to have a job lined up,” he says. “Do I take a crapshoot and maybe not have any good opportunities...