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...journalist but changed tracks in 1994 to become the China head of Dow Jones, dispenses his wisdom through case studies?mostly of how things can go wrong. The story of an investment bank created by Morgan Stanley and the China Construction Bank, for example, shows how a clash of cultures can reduce a joint venture to a dysfunctional set of fiefdoms. But McGregor really hits his stride with his own tale?an epic struggle between Dow Jones and China's Xinhua news agency over the right to dispense financial news. McGregor goes to war against what he calls Xinhua...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Red | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...yesterday’s clash with the Saints, Harvard pulled off a minor miracle.The fifth-ranked Crimson (3-1-1, 2-1-1 ECAC) tied the game with six seconds left in regulation and held on for a 2-2 draw with No. 1 St. Lawrence (8-0-1, 1-0-1) in overtime. In a furious 6-on-4 flurry as the clock wound down, Harvard moved the puck nearly the length of the ice, forced a shot on net, and jammed the rebound past Saints goalie Meghan Guckian. With netminder Ali Boe already pulled for an extra skater...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dramatic Goal Saves Weekend | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...CULTURE CLASH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum: The Road Ahead | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

Taken together, the two screenplays show that the battle of Iwo Jima--and by implication, the whole war in the Pacific--was not just a clash of arms but a clash of cultures. The Japanese officer class, imbued with the quasi-religious fervor of their Bushido code, believed that surrender was dishonor, that they were all obliged to die in defense of their small island. That, of course, was not true of the attacking Americans. As Eastwood puts it, "They knew they were going into harm's way, but you can't tell an American he's absolutely fated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Clint's Double Take | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

...More than two years later, the final report of the review’s Committee on General Education indicates that this clash has yet to be completely resolved...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEWS ANALYSIS: GenEd Report Reveals Tensions | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

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