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...euphoria over Ishmeet Singh's victory reflects the need of the Sikh community's elders to find turbaned role models. While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, always seen with a spiffy turban, is an obvious example, Sikh leaders also hail pop culture icons such as the "turbanator" - cricket hero Harbhajan Singh - and popstar Daler Mehndi, whose glittering turbans are said to have inspired many a short-haired Sikh to take to the turban. Sikh organizations from Vancouver to Melbourne are renewing efforts at prachar, or preaching, to the 3 million-strong Sikh diaspora. Schools to teach young Sikhs...
...with a labor shortage caused by decades of declining birth rates, Japan knows it must import workers if it is to remain the world's second-largest economy. And so the deluge of highly educated Chinese is challenging Japan to re-evaluate its attitude toward foreigners - particularly those who hail from what was once dismissed as a communist backwater but today is crucial to Japan's economic prospects. In 2004, trade between the two countries reached $205 billion, with China for the first time overtaking the U.S. as Japan's largest trading partner. With their bilingual skills and transnational degrees...
...from earlier material, where subject matters ranged from girls in movies to girls on beaches. To be fair, these girls are, occasionally, in crowds. That’s not to say that the record is a total failure. The band’s more zealous supporters will hail the album as yet another strong showing from the godfathers of modern dance music. Each track is a unique, vaguely interesting foray into synthesizers and beats—some even boast the accompaniment of Midas-touch producer Timbaland and pop-castrato Justin Timberlake. If the record ever makes...
...League in points, scoring and assists this past season, as well as being ranked second nationally in scoring with a 2.06 points per game average—is also the only individual from the league to make the semifinalist list. The other possible recipients for the Hermann Trophy hail from universities across the country, including two from Duke, the alma mater of Harvard’s head soccer coach, John Kerr. In 1986, while playing for the Blue Devils, Kerr himself received the award, as did Penn State’s Jim Stamatis, father of junior midfielder John Stamatis...
...Connor’s really got that drive to do his best,” Warren added. “Everyone wants to follow that.” At similar weights, O’Connor and Jantzen push each other during workouts. Both hail from the New York high school circuit, where their friendship began. “[Jantzen]’s a great wrestler,” O’Connor said. “Great relationship. Great friends. Very competitive. He helps me in my weaker areas.” Coming off a 5-1, third place...