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...witnessed tool-kit-toting truancy, endless enthusiasm, deficient dancing, frustrating follies, ceaseless commitment, and witty wording. An alphabet of alliteration can’t quite spell out the experience. I’ve loved it and I’ve hated...
...languages. Though a respectable endeavor, given the enormous dearth of common knowledge on Africa and the urgency of gaining a deep and nuanced understanding of it, focus on language is misplaced for two reasons. First of all, while language sheds light on culture, fundamentally it is just a communication tool. One semester in African political systems or African history will provide a much more broad and profound knowledge of Africa than learning basic grammar and vocabulary in Yoruba. It is far more important for the vast majority who know very little about Africa to learn about its particularities, and quickly...
...statement marking him as a terrorist. But U.S.F. president Judy Genshaft, buckling under pressure from conservative trustees, eventually fired al-Arian despite his being tenured. Congress had just passed the USA Patriot Act expanding federal powers to investigate terrorism suspects, which Attorney General John Ashcroft seized on as a tool to nail al-Arian. The act, which Congress is working to extend another four years, allowed FBI investigators access to FBI intelligence, which had been off-limits for building criminal cases. The intel files include wiretaps and other surveillance of al-Arian carried out abroad by Israeli agents...
Many advocates of CSR argue that to make it work financially, a do-good plan needs to have some connection to the mission of the business. "Don't do it as a reputation-management tool," says Hannah Jones, vice president for corporate responsibility at Nike. "Do it because it genuinely contributes to your business strategy...
...family friend helped the couple find two small clans near Karachi whose women were able to make a sophisticated version of the foot tool. The Tharianis, who live in Omaha, have since added a Gilden Tree skin-care line to their company, but the Foot Scrubber--which sells about 100,000 units annually--is still their best-moving product, with a presence at Whole Foods, bath shops and spas...