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...awarding today's soldiers nearly as many of the nation's highest military honors. Three and a half years of combat in Iraq, for example, have produced only two winners of the Medal of Honor, the country's highest military award for bravery in combat. There were, by contrast, 464 Medals of Honor handed out during America's involvement in World War II, which lasted the same amount of time. If the government had been as stingy then as it is now, adjusting for the number of Americans who served, there would have been only 30 Medals of Honor...
...descent whose Erdem label is sold at Harrods in London and Barneys New York, says the thing one always has to keep in mind about Istanbul is that for everything you think you've learned, you'll find the opposite to be true. "It's about the dichotomy of contrast, old and new, cosmopolitan and yet so ancient. I remember as a boy getting lost in the bazaar and then stumbling into a McDonald...
...Currently, students who seek to participate in classes more exotic or more athletically intensive than those offered in the MAC are forced to use often expensive outside venues. Students who are not inspired by current offerings and who cannot afford outside classes may opt out of exercise entirely. In contrast, a PE department could organize a diverse range of classes with well-trained instructors and high quality facilities—and make finding, enrolling in, and attending classes hassle-free...
...annual report for fiscal year 2006.But the University’s reported operating surplus of $100,000 on $3 billion in revenue was markedly lower than last year’s $44 million surplus. This year, the rise in expenses outpaced revenue growth by two percent, in contrast to even revenue growth and expenses the previous year. The report highlighted several causes for the increase in expenses, including higher spending associated with employee benefits and space and occupancy costs. In particular, utility costs skyrocketed by 39 percent after growing by 10 percent last year. “Although...
...only Muslim families in his western Pennsylvania neighborhood, Zaidi says his parents—who emigrated from Pakistan when he was six—used their differences as a way to approach the community and eventually integrate into it. “Our family defined itself in contrast to everyone else,” he says. “We would send cards during the Christmas season to our neighbors and our neighbors started sending my family cards to us during Eid season, a Muslim holiday.” Lee also cites his family as an inspiration, crediting his parents...