Word: gathering
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...There is a screening process where we gather information from students,” she says. “We take into consideration indirect faculty influence, student interest and their leadership ability—which is ultimately what HBS stands...
When Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair gather in Normandy with the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Russia and 10 other countries, all will praise the achievements of history's most durable alliance. But Iraq will never be far from their minds. Bush and Blair saw Iraq as a key battle in the defining struggle of our times--the war on terrorism--but failed to persuade most of their principal allies or the European public. and as most Europeans see it now, the failure to find weapons of mass destruction and the chaos in Iraq have only confirmed...
Outside, toward evening, the fighting has stopped, and the gunmen gather to swap war stories. One slightly injured fighter stands in the back alley that leads to al-Sadr's Najaf headquarters. "A mortar round burst right by us, but no one was seriously injured, thanks be to God," he says. As he speaks, a crowd carrying a coffin draped in an Iraqi flag marches past the shrine. The first "martyr" of the day is being buried...
...gather that you do not believe it would be useful to discuss your concerns directly with your son. Keep in mind that unpleasant posthumous surprises can wound your kids just when they're most vulnerable. What you leave behind should feel like a legacy of love, not a nasty postscript--"P.S., I never liked your wife...
...Marriage Coalition, which is hoping to place an anti-gay-marriage initiative on November's ballot. The state supreme court has yet to approve the measure's language--a routine but time-consuming step--and it's unclear whether the coalition will have time after court approval to gather the 100,000 signatures needed to put the initiative before voters. Nashif, however, is confident that anger will fuel an unprecedented petition drive. "I have never seen people respond to anything like I have seen them respond to this," he says...