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...Latino Law and Policy Conference lists as part of its mission that it seeks to “encourage a forward-thinking dialogue” and “inspire the next generation of Latino leaders.” Does giving a platform to Krikorian, with his nasty views and even nastier connections, further that mission? Perhaps next time the conference should choose a different “expert” to address this complex and important topic...
...important, if not more so, in contributing to the success of its students. Akerlof and Kranton explain how many schools that have bucked the trend and succeeded where others have not have done so because of a cohesive culture where teachers and students feel united for a common mission or purpose. There are few, if any, “outsiders,” because everyone buys into the school’s ideas and missions...
...said she'd like to avoid antagonizing J.J. Abrams, the powerful director of Star Trek. But she at least agreed to cut her list down so she was thanking only Abrams and to admit in the speech that she's doing it only so he'll hire her for Mission: Impossible 4. (See pictures of J.J. Abram's career...
Murray repeatedly emphasized the ways in which the core mission of SEAS may be threatened by a failure to expand the teachers on its payroll...
...years, Wilson's murder has been surrounded by intrigue. Shortly after the abduction, a wealthy Australian businessman offered to pay the $150,000 ransom the Khmer Rouge holdouts were demanding. Retired Australian commandos proposed launching a Rambo-style rescue mission. Opportunistic local middlemen muddled the ransom talks, communicating inflated figures to both sides so they could pocket the difference. Wilson's abduction occurred at a time when foreign journalists and adventurous travelers were returning to Cambodia to witness the country's Wild West atmosphere. The nation had just returned to being a nominally self-governed democracy following years of civil...