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...spirit of defiance not unfamiliar in Jenin, however, the indominable orchestra conductor is fighting back. Younis is demanding that President Abbas lift the ban on her teaching music in Jenin. "This is the only music center in all the West Bank, and what have the Palestinian Authorities given me? Nothing. Not a single violin." Younis vows to keep her youth orchestra going, somehow. She concludes an interview with a question of her own: "You don't know where I could get a saxophone...
...human masters as exotic pets. Only 20 states prohibit the practice, and there is no federal law against it. Given that primates often live beyond 50 years of age, many of these simian pets will be resold repeatedly, journeying in airplane holds across the country to enter new and unfamiliar homes...
...work as well outdoors as they do indoors, and I think Felton felt that, because he usually works a great serve-and-volley game,” Fish said. “Here, he has to work the point much longer.”In an unfamiliar doubles lineup, the Crimson began brightly with wins at No.’s 2 and 3, for the makeshift partnerships of Omodele-Lucien/Guzick and sophomore Tim Wu and McAnulty, respectively.Harvard doubled its lead with an accomplished 6-1, 6-2 win by No. 3 Omodele-Lucien, before the Anteaters responded with...
...this trip, and we are just really excited to get the [spring] season underway.”BAYOU CLASSICAt the Bayou Classic this past weekend, the Crimson faced teams from around Texas and from across the nation, including powerhouses Rice University, Jackson State, Michigan and Texas Tech. Despite the unfamiliar competition, both the men’s and women’s teams continued to perform well.On the women’s side, sophomore Jamie Olson received a silver medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.67, just half a second behind first place finisher Keltie...
...mushrooming problem," says Peters, who notes that authorities have been making it harder for foreign journalists to cover the refugee issue there since the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics. He and others like him counsel journalists about the perils of interviewing defectors and navigating the border. People "unfamiliar with the terrain" could have a difficult time understanding the frontier's exact location," he explains. In the wake of this latest incident, "everyone is going to have to hunker down...