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...they're familiar with a little bit of South Asian culture. Teaching them is a bit different from teaching non-South Asians. So now I have to balance the needs of two different groups. This year, the intro class has 55 students, ironically as resources to teach have shrunk," he adds...
...cutting-edge world of blue jeans, reliable just doesn't cut it. While Levi's has remained a wardrobe fixture, its market share has shrunk to an uncomfortable fit and sales have slipped. The San Francisco-based company's pocket has been picked by a passel of fashion-conscious, private-label designer jeans and edgy upstarts in the $10.6 billion industry. The new entrants have hit the shelves with stylish cuts attractive to both teens and folks north of 20. "It's not about the brand of the jeans but the shape," explains Gasner. "Jeans are always in style...
...ridden state-owned enterprises, his first attempt at visionary change and one that runs a high risk of widespread social unrest. At the end of the Party Congress, Jiang announced the election of a new Politburo, China's top policymaking body, and that China's armed forces would be shrunk...
WASHINGTON: Almost completely obscured by Monday's market dive was a bit of good economic news: The federal deficit has shrunk to $22.6 billion, the lowest since 1974. While Wall Street screamed, President Clinton was before a benign crowd at the Democratic Leadership Council, proudly bearing the news that uncomfortable first-term taxes and a chest-beating economy had driven the number down to a fraction of what even administration officials had predicted...
...Cambodian proverb says: If you are strong, make yourself feared; if you are weak, make yourself pitied. Cambodians are deeply insecure, aware that the proud temple-building empire of Angkor, which covered much of Southeast Asia in the 12th century, has shrunk to the small area of today's Cambodia. This insecurity has prompted much irrational aggression. In 1978 Pol Pot launched attacks on Vietnam, bragging that one Cambodian soldier could kill eight Vietnamese. It is a behavior pattern that is deeply rooted in the national psyche: to hold power one must show the utmost ferocity and single-mindedness...