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...climate under the communists' monopoly on power creates a certain social stability, and the new government led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has vowed to continue opening up the economy. Most of all, Vietnam's people are hard-working and eager for a better life. "I see a passion and a desire to succeed here that's similar to the Chinese," says Rick Howarth, Intel's new general manager in Vietnam...
...Cairo to Dakar; the lyrics are in Wolof; the liner notes offer translation and explain that the songs are about Sufi scholars, most of whom seem to practice a West African strain of Islamic Calvinism. Lest you fear learning something, N'Dour's voice sweeps and swells with a passion that makes listening to him even in complete ignorance a form of enlightenment...
Perhaps most impressive is that the dedication, cooperation and passion in this project has landed them the attention and praise of Francois Gauthier, the Consul General of France in Boston, who is working with his staff to get the Society a spot at Le Mois Moliere, a prestigious performance festival in Versailles...
Collecting art used to be a rich man's sport, played by those whose bank accounts matched their passion for Picassos and Rembrandts. But times have changed. Now it's a spectacularly rich man's sport, as evidenced by the bidding frenzy that took place last week at Christie's in New York City, where $491 million worth of Impressionist and modern art changed hands--the priciest art auction in history. Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II sold for $87.9 million, obliterating the presale estimate of $40 million to $60 million. Three other Klimts--part...
...special meet for us because we lost year [due to being] unprepared and distracted,” Rathgeber said. “There will be a lot of alums in the stands this weekend because of the Harvard-Yale game, so expect to see a lot of composure and passion from...