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...thunder-stealing as Goto’s, but the orchestra’s overall performance was fantastic. The strings and woodwinds complemented each other perfectly as the timpani pounded in the background, building suspense.As music director of BachSoc for the second year in a row, a rare feat, Demirjian showcased his conducting talents masterfully. His presence on the platform was awe-inspiring. As his arms rose and fell in sweeping, majestic motions, it was as if the symphony itself was inside him, bursting to reach everyone in the music hall that night.In contrast to Goto’s impassioned performance...
...sport where races are won by tenths of a second, winning by more than 10 seconds, let alone by a half a minute, is exceedingly rare...
...with seven seniors on the varsity in 2005 as well.And this year’s small group of seniors stands out in another way: none of them has won a national title at Harvard. A small group without an IRA gold medal—it’s a rare thing in Newell Boathouse, but the varsity lightweights see great promise in the leadership and potential of this year’s crews.“Last year, we had a really good season, and we had a boat that was performing at a really high level...
...When I was a medical student in the 1960s, the incidence of breast cancer was about 1 in 200 women and was rare in men. The incidence of breast cancer where I live is now about 1 in 6 women, and I have known two men who had breast cancer. Your articles would have us blame the victims for their disease - self-induced by unhealthy lifestyles and obesity. The alarming increase in cancers is the result of a toxic environment. As the breast-cancer advocacy group Rachel's Friends says, "You can race for the cure...
...Thursday, 32 tribal sheiks from the region - mostly Sunni, but including some Shiites - signed a groundbreaking accord pledging to work together to curb extremism and to shake the sectarian violence that has rent the region since the U.S. forces invaded the country in 2003. The rare gathering at Baghdad's al Rashid Hotel, in the heart of the Green Zone, was the culmination of months of delicate negotiations and a welcome breakthrough for U.S. troops who've been fighting and dying there for the past 14 months. "You know the saying: that all politics is local. Well you really...