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...being serious about Sudan requires us to challenge our orthodoxies, not to engage in cookie cutter activism that brings the greatest of efforts to bear on the party with the smallest share of the blame. Even if we don’t have a silver bullet for Sudan, we should at least understand that the problem we face has everything to do with others’ bullets, and not just with our dollar bills...
...Malkin Athletic Center basketball court, where high heels traversed the three-point line with a lithe daintiness rarely shown by the venue’s typical visitors. The event—held on Saturday—was host to mainly new dancers, although some in the Bronze and Silver categories had more experience. Teams were assessed based on nine dances arranged in four styles: Standard, Smooth, Rhythm, and Latin. Over 300 couples from the greater Boston area registered to participate in the competition. Clipboard-bearing judges in black suits patrolled the floor’s perimeter as the six-hour...
...league spot, and I was in position to do it when I fell,” Barrett said. “It’s so disappointing.” Despite the poor team performance, runners agreed that progress, however infinitesimal, was being made. One silver lining was the performance of Hafer. Continuing his solid season with a breakthrough personal-best performance, the junior led the Crimson with a time of 25:08 for the eight-kilometer course, placing No. 13 and earning Second-Team All-Conference accolades in the process. “I was hoping to be under...
...Silver, who puts together Pacific Ocean sailing expeditions for high-level executives, says long-form training has changed "as the smarter companies realize there's no quick fix in developing leaders. If you want to change behavior, it has to be practiced over and over again. Then take it back to the workplace, and after that, go back for even more training...
...MOMENT, HOWEVER, SILVER linings in the President's predicament are so scant around the White House that when a conservative commentator recently asked Bush to give him some good news, Bush replied, "You're talking to Noah about the flood." Even the President knows this election has become a national referendum on him and his performance. In the latest Washington Post--ABC News poll, 31% of those surveyed said they will use their congressional votes to register their opposition to Bush, which was almost double the percentage who said they felt that way before the last midterm. By comparison, only...