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...running for a second term as Chief Executive-the strangely apt title for the head of Hong Kong's government. But the vote is restricted to the 800 members of an electoral college who are drawn from assorted business, professional and social groups. Most of them tend to bend whichever way the wind from Beijing is blowing. And, these days, it is blowing in Tsang's favor. Though he is facing a challenger from the city's democratic camp-lawyer and lawmaker Alan Leong-Tsang already commands 641 nominations from the Election Committee, and will defeat Leong handily...
...threw out his back while trying to bend it, old school, on the dance floor in Brooklyn...
...papers, and bragging rights for the entire year. But competition is intense because of the crowded fishing field. It is not unheard of for fishers of fish to become fishers of men, and occasionally someone leaves with an accidental body piercing compliments of the innocuous-looking grandmother down the bend...
...many droopy-eyed Harvard students, a midday power nap may seem pointless considering the distance between their classrooms and beds. Students at Indiana University South Bend have found a solution to this problem by starting a “nap club.” The club’s headquarters is a dark, quiet room where up to 15 students at a time can snooze and be insured that a moderator will wake them up for their next class. However, Associate Dean of Harvard College, Judith H. Kidd was skeptical that such an institution could be established at Harvard...
...European governments need to recognize that Islam - like all religions - is an integral part of the European identity, while Muslims should be willing to bend to certain laws that are in place for the common good, with no exceptions. A U.S.-style hands-off approach keeps church and state separate, but still gives the faithful a space in mainstream society: lift statewide bans on the veil (and all other religious symbols), but leave decisions on dress codes to individual institutions and organizations. So while one school might prohibit teachers from wearing the niqab in class, another might not, giving Muslim...