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...first time this season, the Crimson wrestlers (4-10, 1-2 Ivy) competed at home. In front of supportive and enthusiastic Harvard fans, the squad took on tough opponents in American International College, Brown and Wagner. On Friday night, Harvard recorded a decisive victory over AIC, winning eight of nine matches and outscoring the Yellow Jackets, 34-3. The following afternoon, Harvard wrestled well against Brown, winning five of eight matches. But despite strong performances the Crimson fell to the Bears 25-16, largely due to two forfeits. Only a few hours after wrestling Brown on Saturday afternoon, the Harvard...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Home Cooking Sparks Grapplers on Weekend Set | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...worst disingenuous; although the student organizers of the concert may have had innocent intentions, the concert’s primary supporters had much more suspect motives. The concert, according to its website, was organized with “guidance and logistical support” from the American Islamic Congress (AIC). Supporters of the concert may be surprised to know that the AIC was a vocal supporter of the Iraq invasion. In 2002, AIC director Zainab al-Suwaij stated her position clearly: “The real question is not whether to liberate Iraq, but why we have not done...

Author: By Alireza Doostdar and Maryam M. Gharavi, S | Title: Giving ‘Freedom’ a Bad Name | 3/22/2006 | See Source »

...Three years ago, it began recruiting in the Philippines. Administrators in the city say only 10% of those recruits have left and 530 Filipino teachers are currently working in the city's schools. So last fall Duque took an 18-hour flight to Manila, courtesy of Avenida International Consultants (AIC), an agency that specializes in connecting U.S. schools with Filipino teachers. AIC put him up in a five-star hotel for five days and introduced him to a stream of experienced teachers eager to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Looking Abroad For A Few Good Teachers | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...with most immigrant workers, the financial incentive looms large for Filipino teachers who opt for the U.S. According to Ligaya Avenida, AIC's founder, a Filipino teacher earns from $9,000 to $12,000 a year. In Baltimore the average Filipino recruit makes $45,000 a year. Many Filipino teachers seeking to practice their craft in the U.S. shell out as much as $10,000 to recruiting agencies like AIC to secure interviews with American administrators and receive help with visas and other immigration documents. With some agencies, however, the teachers don't always get what they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Looking Abroad For A Few Good Teachers | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...year-old Austin, Texas, maker of broadband equipment for cable operators, hit pay dirt in May when it signed Mitsubishi to be its distributor in Japan. Already the Asian trading titan has got an order to sell $5 million worth of Advent's equipment to Tokai Group's AIC Cable Network, Japan's fourth largest cable operator, over the next two years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exporting to Survive | 9/23/2002 | See Source »

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