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...executive of one of the world’s largest banks will address Harvard Business School graduates. In a press release issued earlier this week, school officials announced that James L. Dimon—chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase—will return to his alma mater to speak at Class Day on June 3. Dimon was heralded last month by the Financial Times as one of the 50 people who will lead the way out of the crisis. The announcement generated excitement among students, who said that they were looking forward to hearing Dimon’s opinions...
Later that afternoon, the religious leader for Tibetan Buddhists will speak at MIT and inaugurate The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values there. But that event will only be open to sponsors and MIT students, via a ticketed lottery. If you were hoping to catch His Holiness at Harvard Medical School on May 1, that event is already sold...
Following his time at Cambridge's top two universities, his holiness will speak at two events in Foxborough, MA, both of which are open to the public (for a fee). The morning talk will be an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and its four noble truths. The afternoon talk is called "A Path to Peace and Happiness." Tickets for both the morning and afternoon events, held in Gillette Stadium, cost $37.50. Tickets for the afternoon event only cost $22.50—proving once and for all that happiness is not free...
...despite all this, 20,000 people gathered in Prague to hear America’s new leader speak this weekend, and by all accounts Obama was a smashing success. His Czech appearance proves once again that he has the charm and tact it takes to work with any country—no matter how much it supports U.S. policies...
Journalists in Swat speak of an atmosphere of fear in the valley; reporters say they are fearful of speaking out as well, afraid that they will be targeted by Taliban angry over the leak of the video. One journalist, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said, "We are the prime suspects." (Check out a story about Talibanistan...