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...have to take all these threats seriously, but it does not affect the way we operate or our ability to fulfill our mandate," UNIFIL'S Strugar told TIME in an interview last week at the U.N. group's headquarters in the southern coastal village of Naqoura...
...even as eBay joins the list of Google's agitators, the search giant continues to soar, having recently overtaken Cisco Systems, albeit briefly, as Silicon Valley's most valuable company, with a market cap approaching $160 billion. And its battles don't seem to affect Google's broader reputation: In a recent survey by research firm Universum, 5,500 MBA graduates ranked Google the most attractive of all companies to work for this year...
...devoted to the production of ethanol fuel, corn prices are expected to rise dramatically, potentially pushing up the cost of numerous products, including packaged snacks and other consumer goods. With corn taking an increasing share of the planting space, prices may also rise for competing grains. That may affect not just the cost of fruits and vegetables, but even paper and cotton-based clothing. Here's a quick summary of some key product areas where growing demand for ethanol could fuel rising costs...
...given responsibility to those most knowledgeable about the different fields and programs,” but that excessive decentralization can result in costly inefficiency. More broadly, Bok writes, the decentralization reflects schools’ willingness to “pay a premium to preserve control over functions that affect their welfare and that of their members.” Bok also reflects on ways to improve teaching at Harvard—long a pet project of his, as illustrated by the center for teaching and learning that bears his name. Bok calls the recent report on teaching issued...
...America and also the best students from the worst high schools in America. Nothing in the Curricular Review acknowledged that many American high schools have gotten worse over the past 30 years and that the demographic of the Harvard student body has changed. Family income and social class affect preparedness for courses such as Life Sciences 1a and 1b, our new one-size-fits-all introductory sequence in the life sciences...