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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...discuss the strength of your Muslim faith in your book. Do you have a favorite Koranic verse? There is a verse that says God swears by time. Anything you gain in life, you pay for with your time. Time is the most important thing that has been given to man. This inspires me because it reminds me how short our time here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions For Shirin Ebadi | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...their academics and their life goals," says Nancy Schneider, who founded Milken's WISE program in 2000. "Their motivation soars, and they become very committed to meeting their responsibilities." This year Schneider's students are working with a chef and a surgeon, among others. "It's an opportunity to gain real-life experience," says Maghen, who is considering a career as a judge. "This is way more interesting than studying for my advanced-placement bio test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Combat Senioritis | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...very opportunistic team and they capitalized on a lot of mistakes of ours.” In the second frame, the Crimson fared little better as it gave up four goals on eight shots. But Flood kept the team in the game by continuing to gain possessions.But it was not enough to keep the Big Green from scoring twice in the final 1:15, putting it up 9-5 going into the break. “I thought in the first half the offense went a little flat, but defensively I was actually surprised we weren’t doing...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Fails to Maintain Pressure In Triple-OT Loss | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...Analysts at the end of 2004 said that AMD had a good run, that the end had come and that 2005 would see a reversal of fortune. But we had the strongest gain in share in the history of the company. Again, people say that 2006 will be different, that Intel will recover. We don't underestimate what [our competition] can do, and I think it keeps us honest and focused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CEO SPEAKS: Chipping Away | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...alum playing for them, and Herrero says she recruited friends of hers for the Princeton team because she couldn’t find any willing alums.HORSE MONEY Proceeds from the Ivy Cup will go to the Charity Network of New York (CNNY), an organization which helps small charities gain exposure and capital by throwing big fundraisers and cocktail parties for them at little or no cost.Usually, the money they make from their events goes to those charities. But according to Johnson, who founded the organization, CNNY has its own bills to pay, and the proceeds from the Ivy League polo...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Cup for Alumni Polo Players | 5/5/2006 | See Source »

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