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...four seniors were dressed for Senior Day,” Cahow said. “To have all of us in the lineup was a huge thrill for me and a fulfillment of four years.” But while Cahow and the Harvard team in general consistently preach not worrying about personal statistics, in Vaillancourt’s eyes Cahow’s individual feat tells a story deeper than the numbers. “It shows how much she contributes to this team and to the game,” said Vaillancourt, a junior forward...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Milestones Mark Cahow's Weekend | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...movement is combining military assaults on army posts with political work among the local civilian population. "Once they are united, with support bases in Karachi, Baluchistan and the North West Frontier Province, they will form small Taliban committees," says Rana. "They will not be violent or militant. They will preach to the people, they will say this is good, and this is against Islam. They will praise those who go to mosque and shame the others. They will tell the people they are just there to bring Sharia. Once they are accepted, then will come their militias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Face of Pakistan's New Taliban | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...stick to the rules of the journalist in this book. I don't preach and say, "Here's what we have to do." I simply go to experts all over the world and [present] interesting facts and let readers draw the conclusions. ... One thing I've discovered is that everybody is concerned about the number of human beings on the planet. Whether you are an environmentalist or just somebody who likes to go out and ride a three-wheel bike or go hunting, all the places that you remember as a kid that you could hang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A World Without Humans | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...Where to Work? Re "Getting to the Top," in your best Countries for Business package [Nov. 26]: I'm fed up with some intellectuals and political élitists who preach that democracy is secondary to economic prosperity for the developing world. Humans have the same desires and feelings wherever they live, and democracy is God's gift to humanity, even though power mongers have always deprived people of democratic rights. Sustainable development that can benefit all the citizens of a nation, however, can be achieved only through concerted and collective effort by the state and the private sector under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...have to deal with disapproving looks from my family and neighbors." Convenience is a huge factor for Sikh mothers, too - young, working mothers have no time for the elaborate, early-morning practice of tying turbans and washing boys' long hair on weekends. Moreover, community leaders feel, efforts to preach their values to young Sikhs have lagged. "In India, education has become so secular that even Sikh schools do not preach Sikhism," says Dr. Kharag Singh, editor of the journal Abstracts of Sikh Studies. "As a result, children don't realize the philosophy behind wearing a turban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India 'Idol' Launches a New Turban Legend | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

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