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...Lawrence.“They started their season earlier because they’re not part of the Ivy League,” Schroyer said. “We started a bit behind them on the calendar schedule, and because of that, we’re still trying to tighten up in all areas.”“We have a lot of work to do,” said Stone after last week’s win over Quinnipiac. “We need to improve everywhere, and we will.”What the Crimson lacks...
...remote villages. Save the Children sent Mamola and the Colemans to Somalia, where they saw the woeful state of the roads. But they noticed that the countryside was littered with abandoned motorbikes, left by earlier aid workers who didn't know how to fit an oil filter or tighten a chain. If Mamola and the Colemans could import drivers who could handle the roads and maintain the bikes, a whole fleet of vehicles could be put back to work. "Things all came together," says Andrea...
...whatever is necessary, for as long as it takes, to identify and ruthlessly eliminate the cancer: intensify surveillance, run multi-million-dollar recruitment and information campaigns, tighten immigration and deportation rules, increase penalties across the board - but leave the pillars of Western civilization alone. They survived Hitler and a thousand would-be tyrants before him; trust them to survive the latest wave of murdering nihilists. These principles cannot easily be destroyed from outside, but they can be timidly surrendered, with consequences yet unknown. It's fair to assume politicians believe that they are acting in Australia's best interests...
...exchange for a guarantee of no layoffs this year. But then the ceo raised his annual salary more than 50%. In an instant, he lost the respect of his workforce. If ceos would set a good example, roll up their sleeves and cut their exorbitant salaries, workers would gladly tighten their belts. But when the ceos make big salaries, often without doing a good job, it is not surprising that the workforce doesn't want to do them any favors. Sylvia Dörflinger Hilden, Germany...
...guarantee of no layoffs this year. But then the CEO raised his annual salary more than 50%. In an instant, he lost the respect of his work force. If CEOs would set a good example, roll up their sleeves and cut their exorbitant salaries, workers would gladly tighten their belts. But when the CEOs make big salaries, often without doing a good job, it is not surprising that the work force doesn't want to do them any favors. Sylvia D?rflinger Hilden, Germany...