Word: pushed
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...Chinese visitors told TIME that the same beautiful, civilized island they were enjoying is very much still "a part of the motherland" - with which, eventually, they hope to be "united." Only 5% of Taiwanese support unification, according to a March survey, with a full 20% encouraging the island to push for independence from China. "The Chinese always avoid taking pictures with the Taiwanese flag," says Political Scientist Yang Tai-Shuenn of Taipei's Chinese Culture University. "That may insult the Taiwanese people." One 63-year old tourist caused a stir in the Taiwanese media by carving his name and Chinese...
...commitments is to a solid undergraduate experience, both in 10 years and tomorrow. Therefore, we hope that Dean Hammonds can lead the effort to have the report released and sent to the Docket Committee. Dean Hammonds is the one person who could unite the disparate groups that must push this report forward together: her office, the Review Committee, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith’s office, and the Docket Committee. Next year, two members of the Review Committee will have left Harvard; former UC President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 is graduating, and Professor Stephen A. Mitchell...
...Someone must have brought up this Sega at some point.”We both look blankly at the Sega, which looks blankly back at us. Then we sit down on the couch, and she flicks the remote. Nothing happens. I get up and push the ON button, the sprinkling sound of settled static rising back to the surface of the screen. We eat our cereal skeptically, milk dribbling down our chins, as an image struggles to emerge. The alcohol in my stomach feels like a pit of sleeping snakes, furious as the new grain pulp and coffee tumble down...
...along with his .450 average over the course of the week, Douglas ensured his spot on the list as well.The heart of the Crimson lineup is comprised of seniors, and the veterans will need to continue their strong play if they intend to make a playoff push in their final season.Second-baseman Taylor Meehan and outfielder Matt Rogers join Stack-Babich and Douglas as Harvard’s main offensive threats.“The seniors have really stepped up,” Walsh said. “That’s the difference from last year...
Thirty years ago, Vietnamese soldiers waged a final, furious battle in the hills of Lang Son near the country's northern border to push back enemy troops. Both sides suffered horrific losses, but Vietnam eventually proclaimed victory. Decades later, diplomatic relations have been restored and the two nations, at least in public, call each other friend. Vietnam's former foe is a major investor in the country, bilateral trade is at an all-time high, and tourists, not troops, are pouring...