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...start-up" and other imported English lingo from appearing in the official statements of the French civil service, replacing the words with critically scrutinized, if completely unclear, French counterparts. Jeune pousse (French for "young plant") hardly conjures images of e-commerce start-ups--except, perhaps, amazon.com. The words are en francais and for the chronically stubborn-- that is all that matters...
Prior to this weekend, Harvard boasted a 9-2-2 record when scoring first. Unfortunately, the Crimson could not hang onto its early lead either night, as the Big Red rallied from 1-0 deficits in each game en route to the sweep...
When television programming, and especially children's programming, is imported en masse from overseas, a wonderful opportunity is lost to gently teach the next generation some of the important values of a culture. We may think of the Muppets as a solely American phenomenon, but they are in fact a global treasure--as their purchase by a German company shows...
Ryan suggested that the remains could perhaps be given en masse to an umbrella organization of American Indian tribes...
Iranians turned out en masse to pledge their support for change. A record 80 percent voted, with youth and women leading the pack--a good sign that women will have a larger role in political life in the future. Young people born after the 1979 revolution now compose over two-thirds of Iran's population and have been a powerful boon to the impetus for reform. Angered by high unemployment and harsh restrictions on individuals, the rising tide of Iran's future has swept the rest of the nation up in its furor. Last summer pro-reform students took...