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...Dining with Kim Jong Il A verbatim item quoted an excerpt from Chris Patten's new book in which he recounted a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Il [Oct. 17]. Patten, former Hong Kong Governor and European Union Commissioner for External Affairs, wrote, "We banqueted with Kim and a group of grumpy old men, with faces like Christmas walnuts ... We were served much better burgundy than we would have drunk in Brussels. Outside, the people starved." It is unfair to criticize Kim for indulging in excesses while the poor of his country starved since, with the exception...
...DECORATING FOR THE DOGS? When designer Kim Bull couldn't find suitable sleeping quarters for her mutt, she started Wowbow, a line of sleek acrylic beds, below. They're part of a new crop of fancy pet furniture that includes English-style beds from Cath Kidston (cathkidston.com) and hip variations like Fatboy's camouflage-print beanbag lounges (muttropolis.com...
Certainly the viola’s chances in the “battle” were not hurt by Kim Kashkashian, the world-renowned violist who took the reins for the concerto. Harbison’s concerto is one the most difficult pieces in a violist’s repertoire and Kashkashian played it brilliantly. The composition itself, however, was a bit muddled, and it seemed that only during this second event could audience members be seen suppressing yawns...
...contributions in their fields. “You don’t have to be a household name to be an outstanding leader,” Khazei said. Harvard’s Presley Professor of Social Medicine Paul E. Farmer and Associate Clinical Professor of Social Medicine Jim Yong Kim, the two founders of Partners in Health, made the list for their work improving health care in poor nations. Both said they were surprised to appear on the list. “I can think of other leaders in public health and medicine who are better candidates for such...
...meeting as to why Houses of different sizes were funded equally, sponsors of the bill explained that the funding was intended to cover basic fixed costs, like renting space for formals, that do not necessarily vary from House to House. —Staff writer Victoria Kim can be reached at vkim@fas.harvard.edu...