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...first time. As an avid paraglider, I can confirm that soaring high over hills and rooftops, carried only by the wind, is one of the most exhilarating, thrilling and uplifting experiences you can have. And almost anyone can do it. You don't have to be a world-class athlete: physical conditioning is less important than caution and alertness. Patience helps, too. Before you can venture solo, you will need to undergo at least two to three days of rigorous training on the ground and in the air; you can also opt to just fly in tandem with a certified...
...City reads: A R RAHMAN'S BOMBAY DREAMS. The locals may scoff. A R Who? He's a Broadway composer? He is now, and musical theater has rarely been so lucky. The most geriatric genre of American culture is getting a transfusion of world music. And when Rahman makes that music, it's truly world-class...
...requiem for the dead Americans. Flash back, and then sketch in a trio of heroes: General Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid, his voice dropped an octave into martial mode); rebel warrior Jim Bowie (Jason Patric); and Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton), bar-rasslin' legend, Indian fighter and, in this film, world-class country fiddler. Against them is the Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarria), who snipes at what he sees as the Americans' ambition: "We want to rule Mexico. They want to rule the whole world...
...Maybe it’s not possible to maintain world-class investment managers in an academic setting,” said Jack Meyer, whose in-house company invests Harvard’s endowment, in a free-wheeling discussion with students in Lamont Library last night...
That’s right. Buy yourself a ticket to watch one of Harvard’s 41 world-class varsity sports. You’ll see freakish feats that will entertain you like never before...