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...16th president’s letters and speeches—including the Gettysburg address. A long list of dignitaries has narrated public performances of the “Portrait” in the past, ranging from former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to U.S. Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., who appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in September. Tickets for the HRO’s Oct. 29 performance are on sale at the Harvard Box Office, and season subscriptions can be purchased on the group’s website, www. hrorchestra.org. —Staff writer Daniel J. Hemel...
...chemistry.It is an axiom made flesh by Dominique Serrand’s production of Georges Bizet’s operatic masterpiece “Carmen,” which finished its five-week run at the Loeb Drama Center on Saturday.“Carmen” follows the ill-fated attraction between its titular heroine, a tempestuous femme fatale, and Don José, the Spanish corporal who uproots his life in order to pursue her. Don José forsakes his post—as well his engagement to his childhood sweetheart Micaëla—in order...
...places where the system Broke Down" [Sept. 19]. You provided balanced reporting on how officials responded to Hurricane Katrina. The recovery efforts by the Federal Government were disorganized and sluggish. The disaster has revealed the inefficiency of bureaucracy in times of crisis. FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] was ill-prepared to handle the magnitude of the devastation. Its incompetent performance under the leadership of Michael Brown, who had no credentials or experience, reflects poorly on President George W. Bush, who was responsible for Brown's appointment. The majority of the blame, though, lies with local officials. New Orleans Mayor...
...country that virtually invented the world's most successful and frequently imitated quality-control systems in high technology and heavy industry, Japan's ability to soar into space on its own has proven surprisingly ill-starred. The country's domestically developed rockets have suffered five launch failures out of 49 since 1980, well below internationally acceptable levels. (China has lost eight rockets in 80 launches.) The most recent humiliation for Japan was an aborted launch of two spy satellites in 2003, when one of the flagship H-2A rockets' two boosters failed to separate from the main rocket shortly after...
...difficulties in Iraq were entirely predictable and show that military forces are ill suited for social work or political projects. An army is a blunt instrument. Its function is to destroy an enemy. Unless the U.S. intends to do just that, our soldiers should stay at home...