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...National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) renewed the controversy this Tuesday when it urged its members to boycott Israeli academics who do not distance themselves from their government. Complicating the matter is the fact that the AUT and the NATFHE merged on Thursday. Before the merger, the AUT condemned the NATFHE action in a statement in which it cited its experiences from last year. “In May 2005 AUT council overwhelmingly rejected an earlier decision to boycott two Israeli universities,” AUT said in a statement this week...
Before the merger, the AUT condemned the NATFHE action in a statement in which it cited its experiences from last year...
...shows will be the centerpiece for MyNetworkTV, a new network formed by Fox out of 139 mainly small- and middle-market stations, from Topeka, Kans., to Utica, N.Y., that were left behind after the merger of UPN and the WB networks. Just as UPN featured African-American shows and the WB turned into a home for angsty teenage dramas, MyNetworkTV could make its mark with the telenovelas, its first original programming. "We're purchasing several years' worth of novelas," Cook says. If those two don't find an audience, he'll try others. "We believe in this...
Although the Tunit should help Adidas, some investors fear that getting a much larger shoe to fit could distract the company from pressing the advantage in soccer: its $3.8 billion purchase of Reebok, the struggling Canton, Mass., sporting-goods company. Although the merger helps Adidas gain market share and nudge closer to Nike overall, right now it's a drag on earnings: Reebok's orders declined 22% in the fourth quarter of 2005 owing to weak products and anxiety about Adidas' strategy for the brand. "Mind boggling," says John Shanley, an analyst at Susquehanna Financial Group...
...masterful baton of Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer on Music Jameson Marvin. The Holden Choirs, named after the chapel in which they often rehearse, perform a wide variety of pieces written from the 15th to the 21st century, but rarely take the stage in such numbers. The merger of three 60-person choruses will fill Sanders’ stage with nearly 200 vocalists. As if that weren’t enough, the choirs will be joined by The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, a professional ensemble that specializes in performing Baroque and early Classical music. To execute this elaborate...