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Among the first paintings Htein Lin made during his 61/2 years in a Burmese prison was a self-portrait. The likeness is only passing - he had no mirror in his cell - and the line is uncertain: in lieu of a brush, he used the pieces of a disassembled cigarette lighter. The theme couldn't be clearer, however. The artist's face is enshrouded by prison bars. Yet sprouting from his head is a verdant tangle of vines that sprawls to the painting's edge - a fierce assertion that the mind, unlike the body, will not be held captive. "While...
...historical patrimony. Odyssey, on the other hand, argued that as salvager it had the right to a significant percentage of the reclaimed booty regardless of the ship's origins. And as recently as January 2008, Odyssey CEO Greg Stemm said that the company's own experts were still uncertain of the ship's identity...
Just weeks after the document was released, rumors and confusion left HoCo chairs uncertain about how to proceed in light of the new regulations, prompting College administrators to attend the HoCo retreat in mid-February to clarify questions and concerns that arose from the new rules...
...fearful for the long run. “Banks have become very reluctant to lend to each other, which has caused a crisis of confidence in the financial system,” he said. “The reason people are so alarmed...is we’re quite uncertain how these financial problems are going to play out and how they’ll affect the larger economy.” Stock cut in briefly to convey his more optimistic views, saying that recent employment data and the stimulus package approved by Congress in February “suggest...
...says. “It might be something spiritual or the lack of time but it sucks it out of you.” As a graduating senior, Miller won’t be holding up the Tuesday tradition and performing next year, leaving the future of the event uncertain. One can only hope that a new guard of performers such as Campbell, McNulty and Valides Fernandez will keep the tradition alive and continue to breathe new life into Harvard’s lacking music scene. —Ama R. Frances contributed to the reporting of this story