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Meanwhile, Bhutto, trapped in her home in Islamabad, some 10 miles away, was able to receive members of the national assembly. "I'm going in," shouted senator Enver Baig, as he strode purposefully toward the assembled police. They melted away as he passed, then reformed their blockade. Other politicians were not so lucky. Nahid Hayat, a party worker hoping to run for office, stood in front of the police to address the crowd. Before she had a chance to speak, she was bundled into a waiting police car. "I have been given no reason to be arrested," she screamed...
...first half of the show, playing Holst’s piece without any noticeable error. After courageously beginning the piece forcefully, with loud, full strings and strong, persistent percussion in the movement named for Mars, the “Bringer of War,” the orchestra confidently strode on through the remaining six movements. The orchestra’s wide array of sounds and tempos successfully revealed each of the movement’s disparate roles. In the movement of Venus, the “Bringer of Peace,” we heard a gentle, calming sound complete with...
...Finally, giggling as she strode through the doors, came model Anne E. Austin ’10. Wearing a lacy black and white dress, adorned with a train of like-colored flowers, Austin evoked the image of a flower girl... gone slightly...
...team, single-elimination tournament. The 38th-ranked pair, which usually plays at No. 1 doubles for the Crimson, earned a spot in the tournament by winning the ITA National Summer Championships in early August. In Kumar and Ermakov’s first match, they faced No. 12 Blake Strode and Colin Mascall from Arkansas. Playing nervously early in the match, the Harvard team lost its serve. Down a break at 7-4, Kumar and Ermakov held their serve and then, thanks to poor serving on their opponents’ part, broke the Razorbacks. With the match back on serve...
...swells to applaud George Clooney or Brad Pitt. It's quite another for 1,200 Madness minions to sing Happy Birthday to Italian horror auteur Dario Argento, as they did this year. Or, in 2005, to rise and cheer for Hong Kong martial-arts star Sammo Hung. When he strode onstage the people at the Ryerson practically levitated. Ambitiously titled, Midnight Madness is now an annual ritual that always lives up to its name...