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...conventional wisdom,' as he derisively calls it-is hardly a new role for Harvard's Warburg Professor of Economics ... He has become an all-purpose critic in the U.S. and beyond, jousting with as many demons as a latter-day Vishnu, the many-armed Hindu god of a thousand names ... The foundations for Galbraith's current fame-or notoriety-were laid a decade ago with publication of [his book] The Affluent Society ... With its analysis of poverty in America and its plea for greater attention to the public sector-housing, police, mass transit, education and welfare-it established clear guideposts...
...celebrations, held on July 11 and 12, are being staged on a much grander scale in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of Genghis Khan's Mongol empire. Though festivities are organized all over the country, the biggest take place in the capital, Ulan Bator. A thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs...
...thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs" - the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls. But horse racing, wrestling and archery make up the bulk of the events at Naadam. Some say that the festival has its origins...
MARCIA MOROCCO Thousand Oaks, Calif...
...WHRB president at the time, told The Crimson in December 1956, “have made people come to expect high-quality reproduction.” Broadcasting on FM would allow WHRB to achieve the level of quality its listeners expected. And though the station had to raise several thousand dollars to purchase the new technology, the greater listening audience allowed WHRB to increase its advertising rates.WHRB’s leadership continued to repeatedly stress that the station would still cater to the Harvard community.“Even with FM,” Andrew told The Crimson...