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...much easier to pinpoint how and why belly dancing has caught on at this moment in the U.S. Following the 9/11 attacks, people began seeking knowledge about Middle Eastern society. Marta Schill, president of the 25-year-old Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association, says membership has grown more than 30%, to 1,000, over the past year. This desire to learn about Arab traditions coincided with the release of music videos by pop stars Shakira and Britney Spears, who bared their stomachs and belly danced with abandon, sparking the interest of teenagers and young adults...
King can’t pinpoint exactly why he joined, but it’s clear that he’s thought a lot about the future. “It is something I thought was valuable and the opportunities that you have for personal development…there’s no other way to get those kinds of experiences,” he says. “It’s so hard to explain to other people what it means.” And it’s true. It’s difficult to glean...
...Intriguing studies usually breed other cohorts,” Myron said. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see further research at the HSPH that seek to pinpoint the impact of other specific forms of exercise on men and women...
...that now, more than ever in history, officials have the skills to catch so slippery a killer. Even as the shooter--or shooters--taunted investigators by picking off more victims last week, authorities unleashed an unprecedented arsenal of tools to crack the case: geographic-profiling computers to try to pinpoint the killer's home, ballistics databases intended to link his unique bullet markings to other crimes and trace-substance technology to lift whatever clues (fingerprints, DNA) might adhere to a shell casing or a tarot card...
Though Harvard’s four goals would suggest that the Crimson (8-3, 4-0 Ivy) offense won the game, the stellar all-around defense was certainly the highlight of the match. The vaunted California (8-4) offensive attack, with its pinpoint passing and blistering team speed, came out ready to outrun Harvard...