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...also small enough that you can feel like you know of a great many of that number, and can talk confidently about mere acquaintances, acquaintances of acquaintances and even those people that you don’t know at all save for an eerily accurate stored set of vital statistics garnered via the osmosis of names and faces which occurs organically at such a happy-medium-sized college...
...only do these vital virtuosos continue to perform, but most also teach, providing a critical link to a celebrated musical past. Bass player Homer Mensch, 89, learned orchestra playing from conducting greats Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein. Sandor grew up studying piano at Budapest's Liszt Academy with Bela Bartok, one of the 20th century's greatest composers. "[Bartok] listened to you and then played whatever you were trying to play," says Sandor of his teacher. "Technique is a difficult thing to put into words...
...major difference in the racing: the weather. Where Melbourne was cool, Malaysia will be steamy, and that will make a big difference in a crucial area - the tires. The engine, chassis and ability of the driver account for three-quarters of a car's performance, but vital fractions of a second can be won or lost where the rubber meets the road. That's why teams and tire companies try to give their cars better grip by spending thousands of hours testing the way various rubber compounds react as they heat up during a race. Bridgestone tires - used by Ferrari...
...More worrying, perhaps, is the casual ease with which the equation is flipped today in Washington. Newsweek reports that "Bush administration officials now talk about Iraq's Shiites as a vital component of their plans to reorganize and democratize the Middle East. They claim that traditional Shiite Islam, as opposed to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's kind that rules in Iran, has a 'thick wall' between mosque and state." The same officials are quoted as hoping that the Iraqi Shiites based at Najaf become the antidote to the Iranian mullahs. Again, half right: The Najaf leadership headed by Sistani...
...Core hits science concentrators especially hard. The current system discourages them from pursuing other interests, especially during their first year when it is most vital. Harvard floods science and math concentrators with a sea of requirements. Introductory classes like multivariable calculus and organic chemistry follow fixed multiple-semester sequences. On top of that, students face Core, Expos and language requirements. All these constraints mean that electives are at a premium during their years at Harvard...