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...them to send me a racing car, but I only got candy and a regular car. I also asked them to send me an extra paddling pool. I want to have one of my own, because my sister always jumps into the pool and makes me wet." But in spite of all the Western consumer bliss, Stefan admits that there is one thing he misses: "My mother used to sing me a song every night before I went to sleep. I used to sleep in one bed with my mother and my father, because we had no space." Now Stefan...
...have one student who comes away with more money than he can really use at the expense of some students not getting enough,” says Meg B. Swift ’93, director of Student Employment and Undergraduate Research Programs, which runs the Harvard College Research Program.In spite of the benefits on both ends of the system, the CARAT could still use some improvements. “I don’t understand why I can’t electronically submit my applications,” Kwong says. “Everything is electronic but they make...
...Dalai Lama has managed to make all these breakthroughs in the exile world, in Tibet itself he has made little visible progress over the past 50 years. Every Tibetan I've met remains immovably devoted to him. And yet, as he said to me 12 years ago, "in spite of my open approach of maximum concessions, the Chinese position becomes even harder and harder." The violence that broke out recently was a harrowing reminder of the fact that 98% of Tibetans have no access to their leader and are denied the most basic of freedoms. And in return for talking...
...spite of Vista’s well-publicized release in January 2007, consumer demand for Windows XP has been quite strong, and XP still retained a dominant 75 percent market share as of September 2007 . In fact, Dell, one of the largest American computer manufacturers, re-introduced Windows XP into the retail channel last April, because of high demand from customers. Despite this continued demand, on June 30, 2008 Windows XP will no longer be available in retail outlets; by February 2009, no one—not even custom personal computer builders—will be able to carry...
...Tibet ahead of the Beijing Olympics, the reality of regional geo-politics quickly intruded. Fearing the march would damage strengthening ties between Delhi and Beijing, Indian officials banned the protesters from leaving the Kangra district in which Dharmsala sits. With the marchers seemingly intent on making the journey in spite of the ban, police yesterday arrested about 100 people and a local court ordered that they be held for 14 days. "India does not permit Tibetans to engage in anti-China political activities in India," said Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Navtej Sarna in a statement posted Thursday...