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India, ranked No. 48, has seen a bit of that hopscotching too. It is eighth in the world for quality of management schools yet 106th for quality of electricity supply. Bright minds, dim offices. The bigger story is that India trails that other unfurling economic giant: China finishes 34th overall, showing strength in areas like university-industry research collaboration (25th--see page 74) and national savings rate (7th) while remaining among the world's worst countries for things like the soundness of banks (128th). As for India, there is always discussion about the extent to which that country's bureaucratic...
...Sept. 11 ceremony, but some families with lost loved ones prefer more private settings. Rekha D. Packer ’76 lost her husband, Michael B. Packer ’76, on Sept, 11 when he was delivering a keynote speech to an e-commerce conference on the 106th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower. “We don’t care for large public settings too much,” said Rekha. “I write a little service for ourselves with the kids.” Rekha and her husband...
...government and press freedom. State-controlled companies already run 40% of the economy, and the share is rising - part of a wider pattern of centralizing power in the hands of the President and his closest associates. One result is that the World Economic Forum ranks Russia poorly on corruption: 106th out of 117 countries, for example, in "favoritism in decisions of government officials," and 108th in protection of property rights...
Sophomore Sara Sedgwick headed in a golden goal with four minutes left in the second overtime—in the game’s 106th minute overall—to give Harvard (6-5-5, 2-1-3 Ivy) a 2-1 win over Columbia (6-8-3, 1-4-2) and secure a winning record for the Crimson in the season’s final game...
When Sedgwick’s header crossed the goal line in the 106th minute, the Crimson had its first win in seven overtime contests this season. In that instant, co-captain center back Katie Hodel, co-captain left back Caitlin Fisher, right back Lauren Cozzolino, midfielder Katie Westfall and striker Alisa Sato ceased being the heart of the Harvard women’s soccer program. Now, they’re just alums...