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Knowles also brings significant business experience to his new appointment. He already serves on the board of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. And many liken leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to running a small corporation. As dean, Knowles transformed annual deficits of more than $10 million into multi-million dollar surpluses and helped the Faculty to raise more than $1 billion for capital projects...
...rebuffed. Also, he adds, "those who think, 'Well, you've got bald and bloated,' tend not to write in." Not all reunion stories have a happy ending. The very thing that can make a match--the feeling that you already know each other--can be a snare, as Lisa Liken, 42, a Southern California drama teacher, found when she was e-mailed by a high school boyfriend living abroad. On a month-long trip home, he began living with her and proposed. They carried on a long-distance romance for two years. "Because I knew him from before, my defenses...
...these tiny little rooms in Brookline,” said Repete, “and it’s great because the fans in places like that are so receptive.” Dispatch has gained a local following on many college campuses and regional bars, a start many liken to that of the Dave Matthews Band...
...these tiny little rooms in Brookline,” said Repete, “and it’s great because the fans in places like that are so receptive.” Dispatch has gained a local following on many college campuses and regional bars, a start many liken to that of the Dave Matthews Band...
Finally, Cheever claims that “Native Americans were divided into hundreds of tribes. Between many of those there were disputes; many others were ignorant of each other’s existence.” He then attempts to liken this situation to that of modern-day Arabs. Cheever is apparently unaware of the concept of Pan-Arabism, which, along with Islamism, ranks as one of the strongest political trends in the Arab world today. Indeed, the religious, cultural, and ethnic diversity among Native American peoples stands in stark contrast to the religious, cultural, and ethnic uniformity...