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Ambitious programming, remarkable technical standards, and impeccable artistry have guaranteed the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) a spot on the “Big Five” list of American orchestras for over a century. The iconic performing arts institution, which routinely skims the international arts circuit for Symphony Hall recruits, is not afraid to showcase established artists and promising new talent on the same stage. This past Saturday, music director James Levine hedged a program of eclectic music from four countries on the shoulders of young Korean conductor Shi-Yeon Sung, who recently became one of two assistant conductors...
...here it is: a list of things you can check out today. After all, you've been on campus for two days, and the denouement is here, my brave trekkers. So as you prepare to bid adieu to your new "friends," their clammy handshakes, and self-inflicted experimentation in awkward socialization, make sure you event-hop as much as you can. Ya'll are overachievers anyway...
...exercises leveraging one's native language, Rosetta Stone slows the learning process. "There's a real benefit to having the right dose of grammatical awareness, as well as English explanation," says Ferriss, whose book, The 4-Hour Workweek, is currently eighth on the New York Times business best-seller list. "The idea that you can learn honorific speech in Japanese without English explanation, for example, is, to me, handicapping. Rosetta Stone's method is effective. But it shouldn't be positioned as perfect...
...personalized page on which you can include links to your blog, Twitter feed or company website, plus share online photos and link to your other profiles on sites such as Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn. There's room for a brief bio, along with a place to list your current interests, places you've lived and schools you've attended. There's also a space that asks you to list your "superpower," proof that the engineers at Google have a sense of humor. Or think they...
...career has been plagued by accusations of corruption and rape, and a succession of gaffes that betrayed streaks of homophobia and casual misogyny (which didn't prevent him from winning the endorsement of a prominent women's group). A 2008 TIME 100 honoree and finalist for this year's list, Zuma may not be the prototypical figure to restore order to the beleaguered party of Nelson Mandela-or to guide a nation beset by poverty, violence and AIDS. But he's the man South Africa chose...