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...easy to dismiss petrol-bomb throwers, but when millions of young people feel that the opportunities and costs of globalization aren't being fairly distributed, companies that appear sympathetic may gain a competitive edge. European and Japanese companies report that young graduates ask tough questions about a potential employer's social practices. And European firms, with their more developed commitment to social responsibility, Edelman argues, are developing a "halo effect" among consumers worldwide. For American firms competing globally, that's a reason to know what NGO stands...
Just when you thought the dust had settled from the Undergraduate Council (UC) showdown with the College administration over party grants, some UC members appear to be considering another crusade against administrators over reimbursement of alcohol purchases for dorm parties...
...Malaysian resort town of Kota Kinabalu. But there's no plum seat waiting for him. Even top managers at no-frills airlines don't get any frills. Fernandes treks through the crowded plane searching for an empty chair, ending up in one of the last rows. When flight attendants appear with a cart of sodas and instant noodles for sale, he plunks down 80˘ for a can of Milo chocolate drink. Fernandes then spends much of the two-hour journey chatting and shaking hands with each of the 140 passengers. After the plane touches down, he stands on the tarmac...
...sure he’s not going to mention it, but it would be cool [to win one for Amaker],” Housman adds.Adding to the excitement, the game will be nationally televised on ESPNU, the first of two games this season in which the Crimson will appear on the college sports programming network. Harvard’s Ivy battle with Princeton in early February will also be broadcast. “It’s far down the road, but I’d be lying to you if I said that guys weren’t excited...
...transferred to tented U.S. detention camps can expect to be there roughly 35 days before their case file is viewed by the Combined Review and Release Board, a panel of U.S. and Iraqi officials. Detainees are allowed to offer a written statement to the panel, but they do not appear in person before it. After a reading of a detainee's file, the panel then recommends whether to continue holding the person or not, though final release authority rests with the U.S. commander of detention operations, Major General Douglas Stone...