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...what way is this donor problem akin to the Faculty’s vote of no confidence last year?” Blier asked...
...apparent. However, the prevailing belief that African American Studies must constitute the heart of AAAS is erroneous. The real future lies in African Studies. While African American Studies is a nebulous subject that dubiously stands by itself, African Studies is a bona fide and coherent field of regional study akin to East Asian or Near Eastern Studies. As such, it is a weighty area of inquiry that sadly has not received adequate attention, especially since it addresses urgent issues currently affecting humanity and the planet...
...basics that slip first, and Australia's fielding, running between the wickets, and discipline went to seed. Buchanan either didn't notice or couldn't arrest the slide. It was hard to tell which, because his arguments about the merits of Australia's performances were, by the end, eccentric - akin to saying that a piece of music is better than it sounds. Bob Simpson, a Buchanan predecessor, subscribed to the mantra drummed into boys in short pants: catches win matches. He ran fielding sessions with relish, driving the players until they could barely stand. Buchanan, by contrast, is known...
...Church and better connections to the Holy See. "There was a whole political class of orphans, and Ruini was skillful in realizing that he could see which would offer more [help in pushing Catholic values]," says Edmondo Berselli, editor of the political journal Il Mulino. This "created something akin to a ratings agency for politicians' positions on moral values issues." Emma Bonino, a leader of the Radical Party, which led successful referendum battles to legalize divorce and abortion, is one of the few high-ups who aggressively challenges Ruini. "It has never been this bad, where their influence...
...fashions--even cultures--can change. Although darkness is still akin to evil in rural India, Wallia says that in Bombay, reflecting its position as the capital of an increasingly cosmopolitan India, dusky is becoming a popular look. Thakur, as her character Saloni, may even be poised to become India's first overtly dark-skinned icon. "People stop me everywhere and ask me, 'Why are you crying so much on TV? It's not fair.'" In fact, says Thakur, the climax of Saat Phere will break another Indian taboo. "Saloni eventually decides she's not going to get married...