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This mixture of self-interest, pride, and kindness seems distinctively American, in the best tradition of a pushy, bold, but charitable people. With this national character, tipping is bound to continue and even expand. Many restaurants are now adding a mandatory service charge (sometimes up to 18 to 20 percent) to checks, and some consumers have even started tipping Starbucks baristas. As we enter what some call a second Gilded Age, it is appropriate that we may see increased tipping...
...even discussing the sharing of Jerusalem - a Palestinian bottom line - were only one factor complicating Rice's mission. In the same week, the Israeli army announced it had seized West Bank land just east of Jerusalem, giving the impression that it intended to restart a controversial plan to massively expand an already sizable Israeli settlement bloc in the West Bank. Naturally, the announcement was taken as a provocation by the Palestinians, and it was compounded by word that repair work would start anew on a pathway leading to the Temple Mount - a project that caused rioting earlier this year...
...specialist on Asia,” said Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Harvard-Yenching Institute Peter F. Geithner in a statement. “We are delighted that she will be joining the institute next year.” Established in 1928, the institute seeks to expand education in the areas of humanities and social sciences, concentrating on culture in East and Southeast Asia. While associated with Harvard University and is on the Harvard campus, the nonprofit organization is independent legally and financially from the University. It operates visiting scholars programs and supports the Harvard-Yenching Library...
...incumbents from states trending Blue. The four - Maine's Susan Collins, New Hampshire's John Sununu, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Norm Coleman of Minnesota - are constantly on the spot, whether it's because of near-weekly votes on President Bush's strategy in Iraq or popular legislation to expand stem cell research and children's health care. The strategy has forced some defections, such as Collins and Coleman on Iraq and Sununu on children's health care. "Sununu voted for [a bill to expand state children's health care plans] after he voted against it multiple times," said Sununu...
...larger problem with this purchase. Although HUDS has not disclosed the price it paid for this substantial acquisition, these televisions and kiosks usually retail for a combined minimum of about $75,000. For an organization that continually cites lack of funds as a justification for its refusal to expand dining hours and options, such a purchase seems to reflect a poor sense of priority. Even though these monitors and kiosks were purchased with proceeds from retail operations designated for special projects, these new additions to our 13 campus dining halls—which enable students to order bagged meals...