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...Opus will still not identify its members, and many prefer not to identify themselves. In England, in late 2004, the Labour government's Education Secretary, Ruth Kelly, went months before confirming she had received "spiritual support" from Opus. (Her exact status remains unclear.) Nor, as Allen shows in his book, will Opus formally own up to many of its institutions. Its U.S. schools tend to go by bland names like the Heights or Northridge Prep. For years, he reports, the 17-story U.S. headquarters in New York, finished in 2001, lacked an identifying street-level sign. Allen counts 15 universities...
...fact that we made it into the top group is much more important than our exact numerical ranking,” Meng said, noting the difficulty of ranking departments linearly. “[The University of] Chicago did not make it into the top three—in many aspects I think Chicago is stronger than us, so it would be a bit silly to take this ranking as the evidence that we are better than Chicago...
STEPHEN LEWIS The U.N.'s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa is the author of Race Against Time I suggest Michelle Bachelet, Chile's first female President. She has set an astonishing precedent by appointing a Cabinet of exact gender parity. Also Liberia's new woman President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who broke the monolithic boys' club of Africa. She will bring economic and social justice to her country. And Zackie Achmat, who leads the world's most important AIDS activist organization. He has brought hope to millions living with AIDS in Africa...
...before two Pioneer goals in the final 24 seconds sent the Crimson on a long flight home from Colorado unhappy. I remember the game. I have friends there.So you can imagine my torn loyalties this past Saturday, when the two lacrosse teams finally had their rematch almost exactly a year later. This time, though, Harvard played host.Who would I root for? Would I stay true to my upbringing, the sunlight, and the place I call home? Would I throw my support with my new admiration, the team I’m growing to know and love? Or would...
...alleged illegal maneuvers. Perry helped Ceverha pay his legal fees and, as a member of a state pension board, Ceverha was obliged to report the gift. The Texas Ethics Commission, to the chagrin of several Texas newspaper editorial pages, has said Ceverha does not need to detail the exact amount of the check...