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...hung around, but after two days, they too left. "It was so dramatic, I was trying to think of reasons why they might have gone," she says. "I was at a loss. Did somebody come and disturb them? Did somebody run through with a tractor? But that didn't seem right. Toads get run over by cars all the time, and that doesn't make them run away...
...itself and strike outward, even against much larger coalitions. When Israel declared independence, the primary U.S. concern was a comprehensive oil embargo by the Arab states, supported by the Soviet Union. Given the modern relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and the collapse of the U.S.S.R., such concerns seem outdated. Furthermore, while Israel shares certain key U.S. values, the imperialism and racial overtones of its settlement programs do not fit within our nation’s ideals (although America has been prone to similar failings in the past). Finally, and most worrisome, Israel’s continued policy toward...
...economy doesn’t seem to have discouraged these seniors as they prepare to embark on the next part of their lives many miles away. “It’s a great chance to meet new people, get to know a different culture, and get to know a different area of the world,” says...
Fifteen Minutes: So how exactly would you describe your job right now? You seem to have millions of projects all moving forward at the same time, but what would you say is the primary focus of your career...
Schoolwork didn’t seem to be in anyone’s mind last Saturday. Kimble M. McCraw, a second year student at Harvard Business School and a member of the committee that brought FIRST to Boston five years ago, said, “Dean Kamen [founder and inventor of the Segway] always calls it the ‘Superbowl of Smarts.’ This is kind of like high school football for the math and science people of the world.” As pop music blasted and giant screens glowed, the crowd chanted and practiced...