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...simply amassing statistics in a scholarly tone of even-handed precision, he goes a long way to support those who claim that, when a rail link between Lhasa and Golmud, in China, is completed some time this year, Tibet as we know it will be gone forever. Already Lhasa is at least six times more populous than when the Dalai Lama knew it, and covers an area 20 times larger than the one square mile of old. A replica of a 40-meter-high mountain stands across from the Potala Palace, and the blue-glass shopping centers around Friendship Street...
...Duane’s own personal academic endeavor has been cut short, the impact he had on the lives of Indian and other students at Harvard remains. Duane lived life as an extremely confident person, and his mannerisms will live on in our memories. His characteristic chuckle, his emphatic tone of voice during debates on Indian issues, his dedication to things that mattered to him, his goodwill and love for friends and family—all of these characteristics will stay with each person he met and touched at Harvard...
...Then his tone turns serious. “But that’s not my concern,” he says. “If I was worried about money, I’d have taken the office route. I know that I love music so much and I have a gift for it, and I want to squeeze that out as much as I can and as long as I can until I can’t squeeze anymore...
...report, aiming for a tone that is realistic but not alarmist, said a pandemic would have "significant ramifications for the economy, national security, and the basic functioning of society." The report cites a Congressional Budget Office estimate from December that a modern pandemic could lead to the deaths of 200,000 to 2 million citizens. And it points out that even people who are not infected could miss work for weeks because of the illness of family members or public-health guidance to limit contact with others, threatening "the functioning of critical infrastructure providers, the movement of goods and services...
...first in runs batted in with 41--he brings confidence to the plate. “Having him in the middle, especially RBI situation,” head coach Joe Walsh said, “you can just see how the other team pitches him. It just sets the tone, you know? He’s standing up there like he’s trying to hit the ball out of the yard.” And hit it out he did, with a crushing bomb against Zeis in the sixth inning that sailed over the trees past the left...