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...interviews with over a dozen women involved with computer science revealed no clear consensus on the issue. While some believe this disparity is due to the difficulties faced by female CS concentrators at Harvard, others say that they have found a welcoming environment in Harvard CS and ascribe the variance to experiences that women face prior to college...
...say we’ve put the Duke game out of our minds,” Cohen said. “We’ve tried to move on. We had a good week of practice, so we’re all very confident going into next week. We all understand its probably the biggest game of the season...
...Portal sits less than three blocks from a piece of land slated for the construction of the Allston Science Complex—a now desolate pit of concrete surrounded by scaffolding that has come to represent the tensions between Harvard and the community. But those involved with the Portal say that hostility between the neighborhood and the University seems to disappear at the Ed Portal’s glass doors...
...follows that any actions by China that threaten global stability have to be rebuked. The habit of trying to make China cooperate only by granting concessions has not worked. Co-evolution suggests a different approach. It acknowledges the importance of giving China a say in how the world develops but demands in exchange an absolute commitment to curtail activities that make it more dangerous. It's a case of saying to China, You're a partner in managing the global economy, but you can't then manipulate your currency to gain unfair trade advantages. Or: We'll respect your interests...
...revaluation in the RMB versus the dollar - something that is not in the cards - will have any significant impact on employment in the U.S. or Europe. Economists differ around the edges of this debate, but most agree that a big employment impact is unlikely given a RMB rise of, say, 10% over the next year or two. "The thread between the two [revaluation and jobs] is very, very thin," says Derek Scissors, an economist at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. "No currency revaluation of any feasible size will create more than a few thousand American jobs.'' (See pictures...