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A divan can be a place to sit and do nothing. But the Arabic word has more active meanings. In Persia, a diwan was originally a brochure; later it came to signify a meeting place, a ministry, a court, an account book, a great hall, even a collection of poems...
Smith said the recommendation, which passed by a 19-12 margin, did not signify a “major move” or change in the council’s stance on ROTC and would only serve to simplify cadets’ academic lives.
Parker is still not satisfied. “Frankly, I’m not aware what else they’ve done to show their support for the United States since September 11th,” he writes in an e-mail. “And now six months later...
To Lancaster and Stillman, such anecdotes signify an important shift in the corporate world. The co-authors of When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work (HarperBusiness; 352 pages; $25.95) describe a work environment that is becoming ever more fractious. "For...
Yes, the administration has announced that it will soon dispatch a contingent of roughly 100 U.S. troops to Yemen. And yes, it plans to send 200 Americans to the former Soviet republic of Georgia to train that nation’s military, because reports suggest that terrorist groups have taken...