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...takes nerves of steel to deal with Delhi's unruly traffic, but old localities like south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar can test even the most skilful and gritty of Delhi drivers. After 25 minutes of honking the horn to demand my right of way from intrepid pedestrians and aggressive drivers in cars, two-wheelers, bicycles, auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and even hand-propelled rickshaws for the disabled, I finally find a parking slot at Central Market, one of New Delhi's oldest bazaars. No global business can afford to ignore...
...most troublesome affairs are between bosses and subordinates. Hazards range from accusations of favoritism to charges of sexual harassment, but the authors leave the door open for the most intrepid romantics: "Don't attempt to date your direct boss or your subordinate unless you can picture the whole picture. We're talking marriage (or forever togetherness), the mortgage, the kids--the works." If not, there's always the local...
...truly intrepid can consider Russia's Kamchatka region (Vertikalny Mir, www.vertikalny-mir.com, is an experienced operator) or the Himalayas (try Himachal Heli, www.himachal.com). But wherever you choose, think long and hard, and amass plenty of funds, before you step into the chopper. The heli-ski beast is a hungry one, and will need feeding for life once unleashed...
Tomorrow evening, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) will open its bicentennial season. Over 100 musicians will play in the concert. Yet, in 1832, HRO’s predecessor—the Pierian Sodality of 1808—had been whittled down to a single member.The intrepid flautist Henry Gassett ’34 (1834, that is) played on in solitude before convincing another flautist to join him in duets, and eventually coaxing others to help reinvigorate the organization.Besides the HRO, one of America’s oldest musical organizations, other groups ranging from the Harvard Glee Club to the Boston...
That is, until tomorrow morning, when about 100 intrepid water-lovers—including about a half-dozen Harvard affiliates—will compete in the Charles River Masters Swim Race. Not only will it be the first time the Charles will have a sanctioned race in its waters in more than five decades, but according to Charles River Swimming Club President Frans S. Lawaetz, it’s also one of the first fresh-water swimming race in a downtown section of a major U.S. city...