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Carroll said that the expectation of landing a consulting job without any “pattern of engagement” is unrealistic...
While the suspension may have been justified, the only additional disciplinary measure merited by the case was to inform Christie of his school’s rules, since he has not shown any pattern of disobeying them once he understands them. In fact, sending Christie to reform school will likely achieve precisely the opposite effect desired, actually hindering his education by forcing him to miss 45 days of regular class instruction. Although violations of zero-tolerance policies should certainly be punished, the precise nature of the punishments applied needs to be discretionary to account for students’ intentions, personal...
Cline, the HCL head librarian, noted in her e-mail that “January 2010 will not establish a firm pattern for all future years,” and that administrators would “evaluate the impact of the Library’s schedule on Harvard students, faculty and staff as well on outside researchers...
...David Von Drehle's profile highlighted some of what sets Beck outside the realm of fact-based, civil political discourse - notably his statement that the President has a "deep-seated hatred of white people." That statement is part of a consistent pattern of race-baiting by Beck. This summer, ColorofChange.org began asking advertisers to stop supporting Beck's TV show because our members are concerned about the way he stokes racial paranoia and fear with inflammatory rhetoric that's not based in fact. Dozens of companies listened and pulled their ads. It's clear that much of corporate America already...
...Parker] created an imprint like Saran Wrap, and when cells are put on top of it, they can be forced into a pattern,” Chien said. “We take cells we have isolated to form strips of functioning muscle. It’s like a Band-Aid for the heart, and cells line up just the way you want them...