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...European firms would have a fresh way to nurture innovation. But they will also face the risks of laying the building blocks of their technological future far from home. "I really worry about R. and D.," says Ralph Wyndrum, a former research executive at AT&T and president-elect of IEEE, a professional group for engineering. If outsourcing erodes opportunities for engineers in the U.S., he says, "then you're not going to have the innovation that gives you a competitive edge...
...work habits of its students. And University Hall can do this in a way that doesn’t discriminate against either morning people or late-night people. It should adopt the Wellesley system of final examination in which students have a week-long period during which they can elect to take any final exam for any class within certain hours of the day. Wellesley students simply have to check in with a proctor at the library, pick up an exam and go into a quiet room to take their tests. The proctors time the students and keep track...
...YOUR SELECTION?" And a Pennsylvanian asked, "How could you miss the obvious? The choice should have been a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi citizen." The person who garnered the largest number of nominations, however, was not an American or a member of the armed forces but Ukraine's President-elect, Viktor Yushchenko. As one letter writer put it, "Yushchenko is a prime example of someone who is truly fighting for democracy...
...European firms would have a fresh way to nurture innovation. But they will also face the risks of laying the building blocks of their technological future far from home. "I really worry about R&D," says Ralph Wyndrum, a former research executive at AT&T and president-elect of IEEE, a professional group for engineering. If outsourcing erodes opportunities for engineers in the U.S., he says, "then you're not going to have the innovation that gives you a competitive edge...
...Hong Kong has suddenly become a highly contentious place. Twice in the past two years, 500,000 residents poured into the streets to demand greater political freedoms, such as the right to directly elect its next leader and all its legislators, an issue Tung didn't broach in his address. ("Pragmatic Hong Kong has moved on to other things," says Lau Siu-kai, Tung's chief strategist and author of last week's speech. "That's nuts," retorts Christine Loh, CEO of Civic Exchange, a progressive local think tank. "It just shows how out of touch they are.") Now, activist...