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...views on technology’s place in Luo pottery. “It’s a hard question,” Hoy said. “Do you share your methods and help to expand their repertoire, or do you keep those things from them to maintain the tradition?” Until Hoy began taking pottery lessons from her Luo teachers, pottery had taken a back seat to agriculture in their lives. “When I met them, they had pretty much stopped making pots,” Hoy said. “There just isn?...
...Columbia. In my first Around the Ivies column, I wasted perfectly good insults, such as calling the Lions “the court jester of the Ivy League,” that would have been much better used on Dartmouth. Columbia has a fearsome defense, and if it can maintain that part of its game and pick up a star or two on offense, the Ancient Eight will be wise not to take the Lions lightly next season...
...pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is planning to create a regenerative medicine unit specializing in stem cell research in Cambridge, according to a company press release. The unit will further Cambridge’s ongoing effort to maintain its status as a world-class hub of scientific research while stimulating the local economy and offering economic opportunities during the current financial crisis, proponents say. “It seems like a natural progression that will add to the breadth and scope of biotech here in Cambridge,” Mayor E. Denise Simmons said of the project. Simmons said the labs will...
...Though the history of the polo club dates back to the early 20th century, the team has struggled to maintain a consistent roster of players, and ultimately, it has never lasted for more than a few consecutive years...
...even Africa's crisis agenda now dominated by the upheavals in eastern Congo and the exploits of Somalia's pirates, it's easy to forget all about Zimbabwe - which is exactly what President Robert Mugabe may be hoping will happen. Mugabe and his inner circle have doggedly fought to maintain absolute control over Zimbabwe, despite having agreed on Sept. 15 to share power with the opposition, in order to resolve the political crisis resulting from the ruling party's refusal to accept the results of the March 28 elections, in which it finished second. And Mugabe appeared to move closer...