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...case the prospect of watching hockey actually bores you, the public relations team has been working hard to keep you interested. Instead of just watching the zamboni clean the ice for ten minutes, just imagine a few John Harvard mascots having a race. It might even shape up to be a fun betting game.Why stop the entertainment there when the Crimson could shower its fans with free food, t-shirts, and other random memorabilia? The possibilities for this type of giveaway are honestly endless, and every year it seems like some team out there finds a way to make...
...Howard Government gives the impression of being baffled as to how it could be facing electoral defeat at a time when the Australian economy, despite the strain of rising interest rates, is in fine shape. Of all the factors working against the Government, among the most potent is widespread distrust of its employer-friendly overhaul of the system for dealing with labor and workplace disputes. And here the dreaded parallel with the unfortunate Stanley Bruce becomes more stark. Bruce's demise in 1929 followed a period of industrial mayhem involving miners and laborers. For the perception that he's messed...
...outcome of the last-minute negotiations will not only affect the future stability of Lebanon, but will also help shape the tussle for control of the Mideast between the United States, Israel and Washington's mainly Sunni Arab allies, against Iran, Syria and their local allies, particularly Hizballah. "What we have now is a confrontation between states taking place in Lebanon," said Paul Salem, director of the Carnegie Endowment's Middle East Center in Beirut...
...Does everything have to be a political statement? Why can't Rowling's explanation that she "always thought of Dumbledore as gay" simply be an author's attempt at explaining her vision of a character and how she imagined a broader fictional life to skillfully shape a written character? I am as bothered by this article as I would be by conservatives complaining that Rowling's statement was part of some gay agenda. Timothy Koirtyohann, Fort Worth, Texas...
...interests of a wide audience, including students, companies, and the universities themselves. “There’s certainly more interest [this year] than there ever was,” Ince said. Richard W. Bischoff, director of admissions at the California Institute of Technology, said that rankings can shape students’ initial consideration of a school. But he also echoed McGrath’s comments, saying that while it is pleasing to be recognized, students’ final decisions do not depend on them. The universities are evaluated on six criteria: peer review, recruiter review, excellence in research...