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...locked by the janitors, all the furniture removed from inside, and here, at the French university where I normally teach, there will be little, or no, education taking place today - as was the case yesterday and the week before. That's because a significant number of students have been en grève - on strike - protesting against the modest but to them apparently radical reforms the French government had proposed for a system that's as profoundly in need of change as the Middle East is in need of peace. I have taught in five nations on three continents...
Given that the world's longest-range passenger jet, the Airbus A340-500, isn't going to stop anywhere en route, die-hard smokers will want to stock up on nicotine patches before they board-everyone else, however, will be delighted. It comes into service on Dec. 1, making its maiden voyage from Dubai to Sydney under the Emirates airline livery. The flight time will be 14 hours, but this tireless behemoth can handle journeys of 17 hours or more, and Emirates has additional plans to deploy its fleet of eight A340-500s on trips to North America...
However, Harvard couldn’t continue its good fortune in the championship game against Florida St. (3-1), as the Seminoles capitalized on their superior inside game en route to a 96-82 victory...
Grumet-Morris stopped 34 of the 36 shots he faced and blanked the Terriers over the last two periods—stopping 25 shots—en route...
Saenz said their Spanish slogan, “Escucha, estamos en la lucha,” echoes the injustices Harvard unionized workers face...