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...Khamenei is a breed apart from most Shi'ite mullahs, who still abide by premodern strictures. "He wears a watch," says an intimate, to illustrate how Khamenei differs from his fellow clerics. He hikes in jeans in Tehran's Alborz Mountains and plays the tar, a traditional Iranian stringed instrument. On religious issues, Khamenei is a conservative in the mold of his predecessor, Khomeini. Khamenei considers the West morally bankrupt and has appointed officials hostile to women's rights and freedom of expression. But when it comes to his health, he places his faith in--along with God--medical doctors...
...Navy's modern battleships. They were embarked on what would be a 46,000-mile, 14-month cruise around the world. Here was showing the flag, indeed. Almost a century later, that voyage is still regarded as the apotheosis of Roosevelt's belief in naval power as an instrument of national policy. The stately procession across the Pacific and then through the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal and Mediterranean before returning to the Atlantic seaboard was an impressive logistical feat, even if it confirmed to the U.S. Navy the limited endurance of the older battleships and produced a remarkable number...
...take place in the capital, Ulan Bator. A thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs"?the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls. But horse racing, wrestling and archery make up the bulk of the events at Naadam...
...thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs" - the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls. But horse racing, wrestling and archery make up the bulk of the events at Naadam. Some say that the festival has its origins...
...million Price paid last week for a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin, the highest ever for a musical instrument sold at auction $192,000 Winning bid for a rare 1960 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, the third highest price paid for an item at the same auction...