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...beloved mother, Mary Doyle, beginning in 1867, when he was an 8-year-old boy at a Jesuit boarding school, and continuing until 1920, when Mary died. The book's editors - two Conan Doyle scholars and the author's great-nephew - also provide plenty of background material, rare drawings and photographs, and relevant excerpts from Conan Doyle's other works, making this the most comprehensive single volume out there...
...North was emulating an obvious precedent: Shenzhen, the special economic zone where China first experimented with capitalism. In January 2006, Kim made a rare foreign visit, traveling by train (he reportedly abhors flying) to the booming southern Chinese city. Kim may see China as more than a path to prosperity. "To him it's an assuring message," says Mansourov. "Even if you open up economically, you can still maintain political control for his regime and his family...
...clear, highlighting Ravel’s jazzier inclinations and showcasing the orchestra’s collective virtuosity as it navigated extreme contrasts in volume and abrupt changes in melodic quality. The second movement’s lilting waltz kept a surprisingly brisk pace, making Thibaudet’s rare indulgent suspensions all the more effective. He maintained a steady sense of rhythm into the frenzied third movement, his lightning-fast technique never faltering as he continued to accelerate...
...make a few dollars.For example, Peter Podobry likes to play his brand of world music on his acoustic guitar in front of Au Bon Pain. He is typically there four days a week, but occasionally loses his spot to another performer who plays Beatles covers.While arguments between performers are rare, it can be difficult to be left with a low-traffic piece of sidewalk, and performers will arrive earlier to get their position of choice, or instead go elsewhere.According to these performers, there was a time when the area surrounding Harvard was the place to be for the young...
...During his Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 visit to Burma, U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met both Than Shwe and Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy won elections in 1990 that the junta ignored. Exile groups speculated these rare meetings might signal at least a token effort by the generals to address widespread international condemnation of last week's crackdown. Rumors that Than Shwe, who has been ill for years, has picked junta No. 3 Shwe Mann - a purported economic pragmatist - as his favored successor have also raised hopes. But a change of guard may not mean much...