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...artist than an opera devotee. In fact, he is a former member of Wind, a popular Shanghai hip-hop outfit, but says he has always had a special affinity for Kunqu, which he began studying at the age of 8. "It was a torturous experience," he recalls. To train for the acrobatic maneuvers that are sometimes incorporated into a Kunqu performance, "we were forced to squat for hours and we were beaten any time we slacked. But I realized I couldn't live without it." So much so that he turned down the chance of pop stardom to pursue Kunqu...
Marines and soldiers who work in the region every day said they've witnessed a sea change and welcomed the celebration. "I've seen the full transformation of Iraq," said Marine Warrant Officer Bobby Garza, who works on a team of 40 U.S. advisers helping train a 9,000-man Iraqi Army battalion near Ramadi. Garza said he's working on the second half of his fourth tour in Iraq. "It's a beautiful thing," he said from his spot on a wall outside Government Center, which was the focus of al-Qaeda attacks for most of the last four...
...Dean Joseph B. Martin’s 2005 Commencement address. Jules L. Dienstag, the dean for medical education at HMS, said that the school will keep its class size at 165 and does not have the capacity to expand. “The mission of HMS is to train leaders in medicine, and our traditional classes, even if expanded slightly, would not contribute perceptibly to reducing the physician shortage,” Dienstag said. He emphasized alternative strategies for coping with the shortage, including the training of more nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants. In addition, HMS Director...
...setback. On the contrary, it is an exciting transformation for the crew. Everyone has a chance to race at the top. And as a result, the speed of the Black and White heavyweights is climbing to unprecedented levels. “I think we have a really strong training program,” Demers says. “We’re doing more mileage, and it’s really paying off. We recently did some [ergometer] testing, and people now are already faster then they were last year in December. And it’s [even more] exciting...
Although the season traditionally ends after the Harvard-Yale Regatta, two Harvard boats—an eight and a four—continued to train for the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England. The race, which has been held every year since 1839—except during the two World Wars—is steeped in history and attracts crews from all over the world...