Word: pursuitence
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...enough without guerrilla politics mingled in. But along the San Miguel River, communities are feeling squeezed as never before by the FARC, which makes a habit of encamping inside Ecuador, and the Colombian military, which for the first time ever has the FARC on the run. Now, in its pursuit, the Colombians feel emboldened enough to ignore the frontier. Last month Colombian special forces made a raid into Ecuador and killed the FARC's No. 2 comandante, Raul Reyes...
...seemed within reach has foundered. Although leader Kim Jong Il has reportedly agreed to detail the extent of his arsenal by the end of April, hints of softer U.S. terms, according to Bush's former top North Korea expert, Michael Green, project to allies the "appearance of desperation" in pursuit of a signing ceremony. Which is definitely not the diplomatic legacy Bush had in mind...
...outlawed hunting on the Oroqen banner in 1996. While it is permitted for part of the year in adjoining Heilongjiang province and some Oroqen still head to the mountains to poach, hunting is vanishing as a way of life. For a people whose culture is based on the nomadic pursuit of game, the effect has been devastating. "They can't adjust to the rhythm of modern life," says Baiyaertu's son Bai Ying, 46, who works as a painter and cultural researcher in Beijing. "They can't farm, so they drink every...
...well as the one-year anniversary of my finding questionably-stained phonebook bits in the cuffs of my jeans after leaving “Nest”—I think of these things. I look forward to more artists extricating themselves from the futile pursuit an anachronistic lifestyle—or, rather, I hope people learn to get out of New York more often. —Columnist Ruben L. Davis can be reached atrldavis@fas.harvard.edu...
...Harvard jazz program for addressing students’ needs. Golson describes his aspirations for his own contributions to jazz at Harvard in terms of practicality. “I hope it will be something that will be of interest and something that they can use in their pursuit of music.” He pauses before adding, “To the extent that they want to.” —Staff writer Marianne F. Kaletzky can be reached at kaletzky@fas.harvard.edu...