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...pretty safe bet he'll face his latest adversaries with gusto. Only this time, it's the Securities and Exchange Commission he'll be fending off. Cuban, who co-founded Broadcast.com and sold it to Yahoo! for billions, was charged on Nov. 17 with insider trading, accused of using non-public information to avoid losing $750,000 on a 2004 stock sale. Cuban has denied the charges, saying on his blog, "The government's claims are false and they will be proven...
...Dalai Lama's representative Tenzin Taklha told reporters earlier in November, the consultative meeting would examine the exile group's approach to achieving their goal of a freer Tibet from the ground up. "Everything will be on the table," he said, except the fundamental principle of non-violence. But seeking independence more aggressively could be a risky strategy - one that might leave the Dalai Lama pitted against a section of his own people and severely weakened in the eyes of his Chinese foes...
...certainly be an attempt by Beijing to appoint its own Dalai Lama, just as it did nearly two decades ago in the case of the second highest ranking monk in the Tibetan hierarchy, the Panchen Lama. "He's already indicated that he's ready to consider a number of non-traditional possibilities such as appointing a child successor now or having a lay person follow him around, or even contemplating having a woman successor," says Barnett. "This seems to be turning into the forum where they can discuss issues like that...
...notable events included the 1000-yard freestyle, the 200-yard backstroke, the 200-yard breaststroke, and the 200-yard individual medley.In the 1000-yard freestyle, junior Alexandra Clarke, freshman Catherine Zagroba, and junior Katie Faulkner swept the event, with Clarke finishing an astonishing 39 seconds ahead of the first non-Crimson swimmer to touch the wall.Sophomore phenom Katherine Pickard picked up where she left off last season by winning the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.19. She matched that finish with a victory in the 200-yard butterfly, fnishing the race in 2:04.52.And though the Crimson...
...Ormindo”—presented last weekend at the New College Theatre by the Harvard Early Music Society—was first performed in Venice in 1644. As a production, it may seem unfamiliar to even the most ardent opera-goer, and a revival of an obscure non-blockbuster can’t avoid a certain degree of controversy and skepticism. Yet, it springs from a seminal period in operatic history, and its synopsis is guaranteed to satisfy a tradition-seeking audience. Opera companies are bolder in mounting productions of lesser-known operas from the early 17th...