Word: avoidance
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...presented last weekend at the New College Theatre by the Harvard Early Music Society—was first performed in Venice in 1644. As a production, it may seem unfamiliar to even the most ardent opera-goer, and a revival of an obscure non-blockbuster can’t avoid a certain degree of controversy and skepticism. Yet, it springs from a seminal period in operatic history, and its synopsis is guaranteed to satisfy a tradition-seeking audience. Opera companies are bolder in mounting productions of lesser-known operas from the early 17th and early 18th centuries, like those...
...Clarkson. The strong performance made the seven penalties the Crimson incurred on the night that much costlier. Harvard is averaging more that eight penalties per game this season, a mark that has to change for the Crimson to continue to find success. Unless Harvard can find a way to avoid unnecessary penalties, Hoyle, the team’s excellent defense, and the penalty kill will be the team’s only hope at keeping winning streak alive. “We have to recognize that just because we’ve had a penalty doesn’t mean...
...Chicago for the first-ever conference of the National Educator's Association, now one of the country's most powerful teachers' unions. The topic of "teacher's tenure" led the agenda. By the turn of the century, tenure had become a hot-button issue that some politicians preferred to avoid. In 1900, the Democratic Party of New York blasted their rivals in the Times for taking up the issue, writing, "We deprecate the tendency manifested by the Republican party of dragging the public school system of the State into politics...
...Some school districts have resorted to separation agreements, buyouts that effectively pay a teacher to leave his or her job. The practice has evolved as a way to avoid the extensive hearings and appeals required by union contracts and state-labor laws in firing a tenured teacher. (Costs can run as high as $100,000). Other districts simply transfer inadequate teachers to other schools in what Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called "the dance of the lemons." Former Mass. Gov. William Weld tried to pass legislation requiring teachers to take competency tests every five years, a move that triggered...
...There are always a lot of military kids who live on base," says McAfee. "There would be plenty of activities for Sasha and Malia." Given the number of churches in the city that are already lobbying you to join them, Memorial Chapel might give you the perfect excuse to avoid playing favorites...