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...leader of the Mahdi Army militia and, quite possibly, the most popular Shi'ite political figure in the country. Al-Sadr is less accessible, a fuzzier figure than al-Hakim. The U.S. intelligence community has only a vague sense of how much control he has over his disparate movement, which includes everything from Iranian-trained guerrillas, referred to as "special groups," to ragtag teenage criminal street gangs who claim the Mahdi mantle. He has been spending a lot of time in Iran lately, where he is said to be receiving advanced religious training. The future of Iraq is likely...
...nearing the age of 80 and having conducted the HRO for more than 40 years, Yannatos continues to be a vital presence and the guiding spirit of the orchestra. In a recent rehearsal, the spry Yannatos carefully guided the orchestra from the hushed and tense ending of the third movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony into the explosive and majestic opening of the final movement.Despite the fact that only half of the orchestra was present, the orchestra still sounded magical.In a way, Yannatos is a microcosm of the HRO—darting into the future, no matter what...
...been much more wealthy in terms of cash than in terms of new ideas for a while,” he said, “so I think it’s great news for them that they’ve been able to tap into the social movement that Facebook represents.” Zuckerberg has come a long way from his college dorm days, when he seemed to have a very different perception of the corporate world. “I always pictured it like some older people who, like, take themselves really seriously and have lawyers...
...previously all-white Arkansas school—under the order of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and over the fierce objections of the state’s governor. Each day they passed a gauntlet of violent parents and students, and the nine students became symbols of the civil rights movement. Last night, LaNier and her fellow classmates guests of honor spoke before a crowd of more than 300 that included Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. It was a role she had never imagined. “I had no idea we would...
...latest production, dubbed “Namely, Muscles.” Coming to the Harvard Dance Center this Saturday at 8 p.m., this one-woman show features Porter, posing as a doctor, flexing specific muscles while reciting poetry. “Most of my work is a mix of movement and text,” says Porter. This production is a prime example of that mixture. CANINE CHOREOGRAPHY Elizabeth Bergmann, director of the dance department at the Office for the Arts at Harvard, has seen Porter’s work several times in recent years. When she heard Porter...