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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...temptation to switch into planning overdrive is natural for expats with a passion for their host country. Steven Horowitz, an advertising executive who has lived in Japan for five years, says he begins flipping through his "mental Rolodex" of must-see restaurants and attractions whenever relatives are planning to visit. But for those hosting first-time visitors, he has two pieces of advice: "Keep it simple," and "Maps, maps, maps!" Ideally, there should not just be maps but a homemade travel pack with a phone card or rental cell phone, plus a list of emergency numbers and translations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parental Guidance Recommended | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

...first few months under the new option, 70 percent of eligible trust holders—some wooed by an advertising campaign in Harvard Magazine—made the switch to the endowment, representing over $200 million in trusts...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Reconsiders Endowment Managers | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...recommendations call for the Core to be replaced by a set of distributional requirements and new survey classes, a one-semester delay in the concentration choice deadline, increased emphasis on the sciences and international experiences, as well as a possible switch to a Yale-style housing system that would assign first-years to an upperclass House before entering the College...

Author: By William C. Marra and Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Mixed Reviews | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...Hendricks had simply flipped on a switch, the result was masterful. The Texas native scattered six harmless hits—four singles and two bunts—while allowing just one batter as far as second base. Working quickly, he walked none and spun his signature, knee-buckling curve along with a precise fastball to keep his opponents from getting a chance to settle...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Performance of the Year Runner-Up: Trey Hendricks | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...others oppose the switch, saying it would cost fall instructional time and would inconvenience students and professors by beginning classes just after or even before Labor...

Author: By Laura L. Krug, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review Axes Core Curriculum | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

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