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...want to widen your dance repertoire beyond salsa and tango, there's always hula. Long before Captain James Cook arrived on the island of Kauai in 1778, Hawaiians were performing the hypnotic dance. Though its origins are steeped in legend, the hula is thought to have been brought to Hawaii by Polynesian immigrants more than 1,500 years ago. The stylized hand and foot gestures are meant to mirror natural phenomena like swaying palms and waterfalls, and are always accompanied by rhythmic chants. Grass skirts, leis and decorative ferns, nuts and shells, are intended to symbolize the integration of nature...
...foreign investment. Says Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, a Bombay-based conglomerate, and one of the country's richest men: "65% of our population is in the villages; you have to have a budget that addresses them." Empowering the poor, many businessmen say, will eventually widen the foundations of the boom. "The emphasis on health, education and fighting poverty will mean increased economic opportunities and spending power. The tech sector in this country would be an indirect beneficiary," says Kiran Karnik, head of NASSCOM, India's information-technology trade association. Yet for many Indians...
Freshman Adrienne Bernakevitch also helped widen the Crimson’s lead, scoring the first goal of her Harvard career early in the third period on a deflection from fellow freshman Brenna McLean...
...Debt. The costs of making the transition to a private-account system are estimated at up to $2 trillion. That burden will widen the government's already yawning budget deficit, and could put the economy at risk for higher interest rates...
Take the Harvard women’s fencing team’s 21-6 win last week over Brandeis, substitute another cross-town rival, widen the margin of victory and you have Saturday’s match against Tufts...