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Meyer blamed the temporary dip in Harvard's investments in emerging markets, which accounted for nearly one-tenth of the entire endowment, and the investment of some of the University's other assets in a manner similar to hedge funds--private funds which perform risky trading in options and other derivatives...
They shatter a wine glass with a high pitch sound, use a ripple tank to demonstrate wave interactions and blast off across the lecture hall in a carbon dioxide-propelled rocket. Who are the people who perform these spectacular demonstrations during science lectures...
...satisfying it is to hear a world-class orchestra perform without any pretensions. Indeed, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra exhibited a restraint in their Boston debut that was crucial to the success of the performance. The orchestra is touring the United States as an official Cultural Ambassador of the Sydney, Australia 2000 Olympic Arts Festival. The November 13 performance at Symphony Hall was also a part of BankBoston's annual Celebrity Series. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the orchestra's 1988 American debut in Carnegie Hall. Led by Dutch conductor Edo de Waart, the orchestra makes its first...
...Memory (1998). OlivierMessian's "The Quartet for the End of Time,"inspired The Final Movement (1998) as itwas composed in the concentration camp. Fourmusicians sit adjacent to the ever-presentchimney. They are a reminder of the Jewishmusicians who were forced to play while newprisoners traveled to Auschwitz to perform forcedlabor or face immediate death. These men becomeswallowed by the tranquil landscape, readingnoteless sheet music, playing a soundless song...
More importantly, this is another chance to see how Harvard and UNH perform against other top teams. The Crimson has outscored its opponents by a combined 35-10, and the Wildcats have dominated their victims by a combined 52-11. The scores have not been nearly as lopsided against ranked teams, however...