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...this week are likely to result in a victory for the opposition parties. People of Zimbabwe have voted for change and to put an end to the 28-year-long-rule of Robert Mugabe. Yet Zimbabwe’s problems will not end with a regime change and a smooth and peaceful transfer of power—which seems unlikely given Mugabe’s desperate attempts to cling onto power. The country faces extreme inflation exceeding 100,000 percent this year, the worst for any country in the world. A U.S. $100 bill now buys 44 lbs of Zimbabwean...
...Harvard University Police Department officers and Beverage Authorization Teams (BAT), which are required by law to be at such events, as well as assist in the logistical difficulties of organizing a large party. Many of the reports recommendation are of a similar manner and deal with the safety and smooth running of the event. All students should be able to stand behind the proposals for adjusted shuttle routes, uniformed ticketing through Harvard Box Office, detailed communication between the student groups and the BAT, and a limit on non-Harvard students that ensures at least one-third of participants belong...
Savvy on the saxophone and just as smooth at storytelling, Benny Golson charmed a small audience last Thursday at the New College Theatre. Those who attended the two-hour interview were privileged to have stumbled upon one of the jewels of the jazz industry. With tales from his boyhood spent in Philadelphia with John Coltrane and his successful years of touring with Dizzy Gillespie, Golson passed on stories and advice to the next generation of aspiring jazz artists.When jazz was still young, Golson was busy playing tenor saxophone whenever he could. “We were trying to figure...
...refueling stop on a flight home from Sri Lanka. The Indian government, which has of late been remedying its prolonged neglect of the West Asian region, pounced on the opportunity to host the Iranian President. Turning the six-hour stopover into an official visit, the government hoped, would also smooth the ruffled feathers of its leftist coalition partners, who have accused the government of betraying old friends like Iran and pandering to the U.S. ever since India voted at the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2005 to refer Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council. Also, with negotiations...
...Most of the rational world looked at the political landscape and foresaw a smooth ride to victory for Democrats. They had, after all, the wind at their backs from the 2006 midterm elections, and a Republican President with record-high disapproval ratings thanks to an unpopular war and a tanking economy. The dueling landmark candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seemed an embarrassment of riches, fueling record-breaking fund raising and bringing a flood of new voters to the party...