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...France, where his celebrity allowed him to befriend Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette, among others. He considered himself out of place among the rich and famous, since he was chronically short on money and always borrowing from his friends. Ledyard tried to set up a fur-trading mission again, this time with the help of the brash American naval hero, John Paul Jones. The plan met resistance from the major European powers, each of which was trying to corner the fur market for itself. His dreams dashed, Ledyard felt footloose...
...offer up its secrets slowly over time, performance by performance. "No one can know everything about it," she says. "That's why we play Beethoven." Come July, Lim will give up more of her secrets at a workshop for the Contemporary Music Festival in Sydney. Part of her mission will be to teach audiences how to listen. "That's one of the issues of new music," she says. "What are you listening for? It could be about the way the clarinet gives a sound to the cello. Or maybe rhythm is more important. Or texture." Lim's sonic world...
...France, where his celebrity allowed him to befriend Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette, among others. He considered himself out of place among the rich and famous, since he was chronically short on money and always borrowing from his friends. Ledyard tried to set up a fur-trading mission again, this time with the help of the brash American naval hero, John Paul Jones. The plan met resistance from the major European powers, each of which was trying to corner the fur market for itself. His dreams dashed, Ledyard felt footloose...
...evidence to suggest that the reform would alter this fact. Further, even if it were true that the reform would force sophomores to seek election to less glamorous committees, the end result would still benefit the student body. Those sophomores who were seriously dedicated to the UC and its mission would still run and serve on other committees, gaining experience and demonstrating their merit to their electorates. Either way, the student body would get more excited UC reps than it enjoys...
...decision to fold the center into HIGH and appoint a new director was undertaken jointly by Hyman and SPH Dean Barry R. Bloom on recommendations from an external committee that reviewed the center’s mission last spring, according to a statement from University science spokesman B.D. Colen...