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...took some members of the U.S. Congress about a day and a half to accomplish as much notoriety for the place, such was their outrage over the latest piece of Dubai's economic development. A state-controlled company, Dubai Ports World, which aims to be a major player in the global-shipping industry, last November agreed to pay $6.8 billion to buy a British firm, Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (P&O), which controls terminal operations under five U.S. port authorities, including those in New York City, Baltimore and Miami. Citing security issues and a lack of information from...
...breaking him down. Pi Kappa Phi has its own philanthropy, Push America, an organization serving people with disabilities through fund raising, volunteering and empathy. We promote growth internally via résumé-interview workshops, guest speakers and weekly fireside chats. Of course, we also socialize, but we aim to accomplish more for ourselves and to better serve our campus and community...
...sometimes revolutionary ideas of his tenured children from the shadows. “Others will have to comment on my image. I try not to worry about it,†writes Bok. “Trustworthiness is another matter. University presidents have to persuade in order to accomplish much. Without trust, it is very hard to persuade.â€The words of his first annual report in 1971 are almost more salient today. “In the end,†he wrote, “the President must recognize that the progress of the University will...
...along been severely divided by religious sect. There have been many instances of strong cooperation between Sunnis and Shi'ites. Other social divides have led to mob violence in the past, but Iraqis have overcome them to re-establish national unity. It remains to be seen whether they can accomplish this feat again...
Buried in the huge budget-reconciliation bill, on which House and Senate conferees are putting the final touches right now, are a few paragraphs that accomplish an extraordinary feat. They roll back the price of a barrel of crude oil to what it sold for two years ago. They create this pretend price for the benefit of a small group of the politically well connected. You still won't be able to buy gasoline for $1.73 per gal. as you did then, instead of today's $2.28. You still won't be able to buy home heating...