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...days away by camel, or six hours by bus, is Bukhara, a more relaxed and intimate experience. Aged, bearded men sit around low tables next to outdoor stone pools, playing chess and dominoes while drinking tea under the mulberry trees. A highlight of any visit is getting lost in the maze of caravansaries, alleys and domed markets in the old city. Be prepared for spontaneous invitations to a wedding or to share a cup of tea. The city's architectural wonders include the giant ramparts of the fortress known as the Ark, the banded patterns of the dizzying...
...Clever, as expected, was the highlight of the meet for the Crimson on Saturday. He added another foot to his personal best performance from the Penn Relays last week with a throw of 74.06 meters that earned him his third consecutive meet title...
...highlight among the Crimson throws came from freshman Johanna Doyle, who placed second in the hammer throw at 51.84 meters-a full three-meter improvement from her performance the week before and just two centimeters better than the third-place competitor. Her points, along with a fifth-place finish from sophomore Bryce Weed in the pole vault, were the Crimson's first points of the meet to start off Saturday morning...
...definite highlight was “Bury Me” on which Rosenworcel became the centre of attention. Drumming is undoubtedly the visual highlight of Guster shows. Rosenworcel played all of Lost and Gone Forever without using a single drumstick, and at UNH he bounced around behind his impressive set-up of bongos, congas, shakers and other drums, at one point taping his hands to stay the blisters for a while. “Bury Me,” which incorporated bits of the “Beverly Hills Cop” theme and Van Halen?...
...nerve to issue dire warnings. Being the bearer of bad news can be professionally risky, since optimism sells better than pessimism. Government forecasters are also shy about raising red flags on the economy because of the political ramifications. Politicians generally dismiss talk of an economic downturn, preferring instead to highlight prosperity--at least if they want to get re-elected. Asks economist Prakash Loungani at the International Monetary Fund: "How good are these forecasters at predicting the end of a boom? Not very. Only two of the 60 recessions that occurred over the globe during the 1990s were predicted...