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...Weather Report were the Cream, and the cream, of the jazz world—a super-group of instrumental greats. Formed when saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist/composer Joe Zawinul left their prestigious positions in the Miles Davis quintet, the group, whose roster featured an ever-changing list of talented sidemen, began experimenting with the possibilities of jazz fusion—a bold mixture of rock music, funk, soul, and world music. In pursuing Davis’ experimental leanings as displayed on “In A Sentimental Mood” and “Bitches Brew...
...Jack the Ripper-themed shindig. Partygoers had difficulty holding onto their cigarettes and detached sense of irony while grinding to “Gasolina” and wearing blood-stained Victorian garb. Get It Right, Get It Tight knew how to get it moist—the cold weather could do nothing to temper the sweaty heat going on in Kirkland B. The BGLTSA party in the Lowell Grill had a lovely selection of alcohol and an even greater quantity of PDA (Public Displays...
...League championship through the excellent play of veteran upperclassmen and unheralded first-year starters. The linebacking corps’ depth was tested, but one wouldn’t know that based on its recent play.“I would not have thought that we would be able to weather the storm going into the season at linebacker as well as we have,” said Harvard head coach Tim Murphy. “It just shows that we’ve done a solid job evaluating and recruiting linebackers [who have] done a great job handling game situations...
...most overlooked factor in the decline of married households is the contribution our elderly make to this trend. We used to keep our grandparents at home, in the spare room, but now they prefer the weather in Florida and the 24-hour care of retirement homes. When one elderly spouse outlives the other, America gets another "single-person household." There are now 10.5 million people, over age 65, living alone - one-tenth of all households. Thus, the 55 million married households become a smaller part of the whole...
Avalanches, high altitutude and bad weather make the Himalayas a dangerous place for anyone. But for Tibetan refugees attempting to flee their Chinese-occupied homeland, the mountains can be even more perilous. On the morning of Sept. 30, more than 100 international climbers at a base camp on Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest mountain, watched as border guards from the Chinese People's Armed Police opened fire on a group of several dozen Tibetans ascending the 5,700m Nangpa La, a pass linking China and Nepal. "At first I was thinking it was simply warning shots," says...