Word: duals
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...thirds of marriages are conducted by civil authorities. One reason is that immigration and increased mobility within Europe are bringing together couples from different religious backgrounds who may find a civil union the best option. Sujata Naik and Ron Scapello puzzled over the possibilities. In the end, Naik, a dual British and U.S. national of Indian immigrant parents, brought up as a Hindu but educated at a convent school, took Scapello, a Briton of Maltese Catholic parentage, as her husband in a Hindu exchange of vows. "We felt committed as a couple and we didn't feel the need...
...majority of women voters.” The other speakers shared their efforts in various regions of Sudan, particularly Khartoum, to provide education to women through a literacy program and a number of grassroots organizations and campaigns to unite women from different tribes. Literacy education classes serve the dual function of “building awareness of community problems” and educating women “so they can vote and pick leaders well,” Hassan said. Sally Dale, who attended the event, said she was particularly struck by the women’s stories of tremendous...
...Future reforms must tackle Japan's "dual economy," i.e. an efficient export-oriented sector but woeful inefficiencies in large parts of the domestic economy, such as food processing, home construction and many service sectors. A chief cause of this weakness is insufficient competition, either from homegrown firms or from imports. Japan has initiated many reforms in recent years to induce efficiency and profitability. These range from the financial "Big Bang" to a series of accounting reforms. There have also been a lot of mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs. Some have led to greater efficiency, but others to less competition...
...Crimson runner to clock in, finishing in 22nd place, more than a minute behind Donaldson. Sophomore Jessica Bryant finished two seconds behind Bourne in 23rd. Princeton won the overall standings, totaling a score of 20 to Yale’s 43 and Harvard’s 85. In the dual meets, the Crimson fell to both Princeton and Yale by 15-50 scores. Harvard’s chances were critically hurt due to the absence of four-time All-America junior Lindsey Scherf, who sat out her second straight team meet to start the season. Both the men and women...
This fall, all students in Eliot, Kirkland and Dunster houses have more on their plates then just the regular class-picking and room-decorating decisions. Thanks to the new toilets installed in every bathroom, they must choose not only when to flush, but which way. The name? The dual-flush flushometer. The verdict? The jury, quite literally, is still sitting on it. The dual-flush flushometer is a leafy-green, antiseptic-coated toilet handle that controls the amount of water used in each flush. Specifically, students flush upwards for “1” and downwards...