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...Albright’s hands pressed down on the keys of the grand piano, the instrument became an orchestra in itself. The audience sprang into a standing ovation for the deserving Albright.In response to the audience’s raving applause, Albright performed two encores, both of which fit his unassuming nature perfectly. First, he performed a cute variation on “Ten Thousand Men of Harvard” that he composed himself, and, after more applause, he performed Chopin’s Étude Op. 25, No. 2.The most disappointing part of the night...
...audio firms, with an investment by the private-equity group Ripplewood Holdings. Soon after, D&M went on a consolidation spree, snapping up additional A/V brands like Boston Acoustics, Snell Acoustics, Replay TV, Escient and recently Calrec Audio, a British company that builds mixing consoles for broadcast production. Mac fit as the crown jewel. "I call us a big start-up," says Victor Pacor, D&M's president. In the past fiscal year, the company had sales of almost $1 billion and earnings of $53 million...
...collecting materials for the weapons. Five bow-and-arrow construction groups of 10 members each are scattered around the town. Weapon-makers first cut the head off a 4-inch nail, which is then chiseled with a heavy hammer into a sharp edge. The nail is then coiled to fit onto a bamboo stick. A groove is cut into the bottom of the stick in order to add paraffin paper wings for the arrow to have better flight. Sometimes, the arrow is dipped into frog or snake poison before being released. The bow is made by forcefully bending hard wood...
...male identity to avoid the stigma of dating women as a female. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the reaction was how, in the wake of a murder prompted by the urge to punish the transgression of gender roles, no one could resist the urge to somehow fit Teena into some kind of explainable category...
...that it’s not just the “service” that’s important, but the connection with the “community” as well. Unfortunately, developing such ties requires a commitment that doesn’t fit well into the lives of overscheduled Harvard students...