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...workers. Melinda listened intently with her eyebrows raised, as she almost always does, while Bill interrupted to ask the kinds of questions you would expect from a capitalist billionaire. "Who owns the land?" (The doctor wasn't sure, but probably the government.) "How much do the health-care workers earn?" (Ten dollars a month.) "Is that a full-time...
...looked straight in the little girl's eager eyes, and brushed his hand with a blessing across her forehead. And then, without missing a beat, he reached over and blessed the teddy bear in the same way. Among those for whom doctrine is key, Benedict's unshakable convictions will earn him both fans and foes. For those of us less sure of our faith - and even those with none at all - the new Pope reminds us, simply, that a missionary's work is never done...
...student at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) has spearheaded a program through which she gave Boston middle-school students the opportunity to help pick their new superintendent of schools. Natasha J. London-Thompson, who plans to earn her degree in education policy and management in June 2006, collaborated with Citizen Schools, a Boston-based organization that manages after-school programs aiming to educate and empower youth. London-Thompson led a project that videotaped sixth graders at William Barton Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park as they spoke about their ideal superintendent. The students also learned about school administration issues...
...original is the final cut, “Clap Hands” (unfortunately unrelated to the Tom Waits classic of the same name), previously available on the “Guero” special edition. The song’s muted jump-beats, driving cowbell, and whispered call-outs earn it a page in the canon of great Beck B-sides. Oddly enough, “Clap Hands” fits perfectly with the flow of the album: it sounds like a remix. It’s a remix of all of Beck’s “Midnite...
...take personal responsibility for their academic work. “Fundamentally, I believe it is inappropriate for HBS to dictate to students what they can and cannot say about their grades during the recruiting process,” he wrote. “I believe you and your classmates earn your grades and should be accountable for them, as you will be accountable for your performance in the organizations you will lead in the future.” Light also invoked the administration’s desire to revitalize the educational atmosphere at HBS. “Harvard Business School?...