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Duehr, who co-directs a local public art collective, the Invisible Cities Group, and has a permanent piece installed at North Station, believes just as strongly in art’s ability to galvanize viewers. His own work does not tend toward the political but instead toward exploring communication and engaging all five senses through a combination of visual and performance elements. Regarding the workshop, Duehr says, “With this piece, the goal is to bridge the two worlds between preaching and being abstract. We’re trying to connect with people on a human level...
...squad also sent a group to the Dorchester Bay Invitational at Boston College as part of the Central Series. Harvard finished second out of nine teams at the local event...
...women’s squad, meanwhile, made the short trip to the waters of Bostonian rival Tufts to participate in the 31st Women’s Duplin Trophy team race. Since the squad was one sailor short, the Crimson teamed up with another local foe, Boston University, to take home fifth place in the team standings...
...easy. His opponent this time is Roy Chiongbian, a U.S.-educated businessman from a wealthy and well-entrenched political dynasty. "Pacquiao is up for a very tough fight," says Prospero de Vera, professor of public administration at the University of the Philippines. "Sarangani is relatively poor and local politics is very traditional. The Chiongbians have had a stranglehold on power for decades." (See pictures of the rise of Manny Pacquiao...
...special security regime" in Chechnya, a move widely seen as marking an end to the prolonged Chechen conflict. Created by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the start of Russia's second invasion of Chechnya, in 1999, the special regime imposed curfews, roadblocks, spot searches and arbitrary detentions on local residents for 10 years in the name of security. After Medvedev's announcement, the state also withdrew some 20,000 federal troops and police officers from Chechnya...