Word: parred
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...book’s central theme itself. What, exactly, constitutes a flat world? Surely it entails a “level playing field.” And yes, many young Indians participate in outsourcing and function vitally in the global economy, but they are hardly on a par with the American executive who made the decision to outsource in the first place. Commendably, in a section that deals fairly and extensively with critics of globalization and with disputants of his claims of equality, Friedman recognizes this question. He asserts that “the world is not flat?...
...many kids and teachers performing below par? As states like to point out, education is their responsibility. "Why weren't they educating kids in the first place?" asks Chester Finn, an Assistant Secretary of Education under Reagan and current president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. "Some states were doing a reasonably conscientious job--Florida, Massachusetts. But I have no sympathy for states like Utah that, as best I can tell, were not lifting a finger...
Junior D. J. Hynes paced the Crimson with a two-over-par 73, which was good for the fifth-best individual score. Captain Chris Wu, normally Harvard’s scoring leader, shot a solid 36 on the front nine but struggled on the back nine, finishing the day with a five-over-par...
...inflation--at 3%, about par for a growing economy--is actually worse than it appears. That isn't widely understood by the millionaires on Wall Street, who were shocked--shocked!--to learn that life is getting more expensive and sent stocks into a brief tailspin. But most of us have been dealing with stealth inflation for a couple of years...
...element the team had to deal with on Friday. Harvard placed first with a score of 333—beating second-place Amherst by 10 strokes. At the end of the competition, Baizer was tied with BU’s Brenna Gibson for first with a 79, seven over par. But Baizer lost the playoff to end up with a second-place finish...