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Lingman, at No. 1, defeated Hector Almeda 6-3, 6-1, but it would be the Crimson’s only win in the top four spots. Co-captain Oli Choo then beat Andy Simm handily, 6-2, 6-1, to tie the match...
...Hector Felician’s 1995 book The Lost Museum made wide-reaching accusations against the museum world, calling many collections and institutions into question. Feature stories in the Times and CBS’s 60 Minutes also questioned the presence of such looted objects in American museums...
BERLIOZ BIRTHDAY BASH. The Harvard Wind Ensemble, along with the Northeastern Concert Band, honors the bicentennial of Hector Berlioz with a concert conducted by Harvard Assistant Band Director Nathaniel H. Dickey, and Northeastern Band Director Allen Feinstein. Each ensemble performs its own repertoire followed by a joint performance of Berlioz’s “Grande Symphonie funèbre et triumphale.” The concert also includes classic works for winds like Walter Piston’s “Tunbridge Fair,” Gustav Holst’s First and Second Suites for Military Band...
Churchill's genius was that he knew how to hector. "He turned out words and phrases in tumultuous torrent and inexhaustible abundance - inspiring, exhorting, moving, persuading, cajoling, thundering, bullying, abusing and enraging," writes Cannadine. Churchill's collected speeches run to 4 million words, including the great phrases "blood, toil, tears and sweat" and "their finest hour." His off-the-cuff gems were well-rehearsed, but they rallied Britain in its darkest hour...
Flashiness is something this industry has largely lost. The exception: Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz brought Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash onstage for a rendition of Knockin' on Heaven's Door. It may become Comdex's eulogy...