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...which would only withdraw support from the few companies, including PetroChina and Sinopec, that contribute substantially to the Sudanese government. Jacqueline Bhabha, the executive director of the University Committee on Human Rights Studies and the moderator of the debate, called the event “a rare opportunity.” “Usually at these events, we’re just preaching to each other, but it’s a happy situation when there are diverging opinions,” she said in her opening remarks. “It forces us to sharpen...
Here, a few of Mikami's staff monitor about 200 audio and video channels for glitches in service for MobiTV's carriers. Can't hear XM Radio or NPR? Call Mikami. Frozen CNN video? Call Mikami--provided the rare instance that someone on his staff of 45 (up from 6 in April 2005) can't handle it. NOC-ers flag problems by closely analyzing snippets of audio and video contents. "The NOC folks act as the first tier and open up the trouble tickets and provide the meat of the information that allows our technical staff to handle the problem...
...this Wednesday and runs through March 17, is one of the largest operas put on at Harvard in recent memory, as well as the biggest production that LHO has put up in its 69 years of existence. Although one of Strauss’ best-known operas, the work is rarely performed because of its imposing size and difficult roles. “It’s a really hard opera to do. We had trouble finding cast members and production staff and with a show of this size, you really need backup,” says Sarah S. Eggleston...
...create an institutional framework to ensure that ‘Ivory Tower’ continues to run in its current form,” says Lebwohl.Though Nick Summers of IvyGateBlog.com is highly skeptical of college television in general, the blog gave “Ivory Tower” a rare positive review, comparing it to a previously panned Columbia soap.“The humor is more subtle—we hope that was irony, at least,” Summers says. “The acting a little more inspired…and overall, this is a show with...
...local sports channel will likely be showing highlights from the previous day’s soccer games. I’ll be forced to refresh ESPN Game Tracker every 30 seconds, all the while sending e-mails to the other beat writers for updates. It’s a rare thing that a major Crimson sports team marches all the way to the NCAA Tournament. It’s rarer still that any team, independent of conference affiliation, starts a season so poorly and rattles off 12 wins in a row to rout the rest of the league.The Ivies?...