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...nation building"-alongside of major combat operations. In a November directive, acting deputy defense secretary Gordon England told his combat commanders around the world to make sure post-combat stability ops are coordinated with the State Department. On Wednesday, Bush formally designated Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to spearhead efforts to rebuild nations following wars or insurrection...
...homeless—numbers that dwarf those that Katrina left devastated in its wake. The moral conundrum as to when to step beyond the bounds of pedagogy and into the realm of philanthropy is undeniably murky, and we recognize that there is no clear test as to when to spearhead relief efforts or other charitable causes.Given this ambiguity, we wrote in October that the administration, in supporting special programs after Katrina, was responding to significant community concern and thus contributing to an environment in which students, faculty, and employees felt that their desires were being acknowledged. We reasoned that...
...cleanup approached its final stages, Watertown created the WADC in January 1997 to spearhead the redevelopment of the complex. After an extensive selection process, the corporation sold the Arsenal to O’Neill Properties, a developer based in King of Prussia, Pa. Because the site still needed a great deal of work, O’Neill paid only $24 million for the complex, making four separate $1 million contributions to Watertown charitable causes in addition to the $20 million purchase price...
...1990s, Buckner helped develop event-related fMRI, which allows scientists observing the brain to distinguish between mental events occurring a few seconds apart. Previously, scientists could only differentiate between mental events that took place a half a minute to a minute apart, Bucker said. At Harvard, Buckner will spearhead the fMRI center being built for the new Center for Brain Science, said Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Joshua R. Sanes, who directs the Center for Brain Science. The fMRI center is scheduled to open in 2007, Sanes said. “The fact that we’re going...
Like most of the top teams in the nation, the Dartmouth roster has been decimated by the combination of graduation and national team camps, which claimed standouts Cherie Piper, Gillian Apps, and top incoming freshman Sarah Parsons. Luckily for coach Mark Hudak, senior Tiffany Hagge returns to spearhead the country’s third-best scoring offense from last season. The team’s biggest question mark, as in years past, is goaltending, with historically inconsistent senior Kate Lane sure to be challenged by newcomer Carli Clemis...