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Maher began his career at Harvard in 1960 as a lecturer in the psychology department and left in 1964 to teach at the University of Wisconsin, Madison...
...manners have upset a personage no less than the country's Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, who said on Sept. 22 that Delhiites needed an "attitude makeover" in order to "play good hosts" in 2010. Delhi's Chief Minister, Shiela Dixit, readily agreed and said plans are afoot to teach Delhi folks to be "more caring and sharing." She indicated that a Beijing-style program of civic education, like the one rolled out before last year's Olympics, would be launched soon. It's only the third time a developing country will host the Commonwealth Games. Last week, Delhi got pulled...
...civic woes - "People come to Delhi. This is the capital, and we cannot stop them. But if they come to Delhi, they will have to adhere to the behavioral requirement, the discipline of the city" - went without remark. And that insouciance is exactly why it will be difficult to teach Delhi residents to say "please" and "thank you" and stop all those annoying behaviors in time for the event that will be India's graduation ball. "No one protested because they know Chidambaram is right," says Delhi-based writer Namita Gokhale. "And frankly, no one cares." (Watch a video about...
...leader, in one of his sermons. The fringe Gardeners are more conscientious than the residents of the “Exfernal World” around them: Much of the action of the novel takes place on their rooftop plots, where they prepare “Ararats” and teach each other foraging skills while singing hymns or praying to a pantheon of beatified scientists (Dian Fossey, Rachel Carson, Euell Gibbons). As a result, they are also more boring. Even with intra-cult intrigue, and Atwood’s skillfully crafted futuristic sermons, the Gardeners simply don?...
...still a young man, what do you plan to do with the rest of your life after office? I'm an academic. I teach at the university and that's where I will go back to. I don't see any problems there...