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...dark lyricism, the BSO began Mozart’s famous Symphony No. 40 in G minor. With a sense of mournful yearning, the strings stressed the beginnings of the motific two-note slurs in the opening melody. The first movement tended to drag, but Levine was able to maintain the lyrical drama of the allegro molto.In the following movement, the expressive nature of the andante tempo remained intact, though at times the orchestra’s delivery seemed perfunctory—particularly at the ends of melodic phrases. However, the lively performance of the subsequent G minor minuet featuring...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BSO Hits Flat Note with Mozart Concert | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...means complacent.," Perkins told a press conference on Sunday. "We know that Al-Qaeda, although greatly reduced in capability and numbers, still is desperate to maintain relevance here in Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Least 28 Killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...expected to submit a revised budget for 2009 which will assume an average oil price of $41 per barrel, down from the original $95. Despite the massive drop in oil revenues that represents, the new budget will boost spending by $13.99 billion to $262.8 billion, allowing the government to maintain social and defense spending while bailing out banks and industry. (See 10 things to do in Moscow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Worst of the Economic Crisis Over For Russia? | 3/7/2009 | See Source »

...some professors voiced worry that it may grow too large. “What you don’t want is a program that gets bigger and bigger and shifts away from faculty,” said Sociology Department Chair Robert J. Sampson. “You want to maintain face in the classroom.” Fourteen departments are now looking to appoint College Fellows to teach three classes over the course of their one-year stint. The College Fellows program is already providing an alternative to replacing retiring professors with new ladder faculty. The Psychology, Anthropology, Government, History...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ph.D.s To Fill Teaching Posts | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...anyone thinking China is going to be the engine that pulls the rest of the world out of the swamp should probably reconsider what Premier Wen Jiabao said during his visit to London in February: that for China to maintain its own economic growth "will be the biggest contribution to the whole world in the face of the financial crisis." (Read "China's Auto Bailout Takes a Different Route...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Won't Ride to World's Economic Rescue | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

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