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Yet more interesting than the culture of the show is the fact that it translates into serious business off the exhibit floor. Indeed, the gift of a five-dollar t-shirt on the part of a vendor might be returned with a $50,000 purchase by an information technology manager...

Author: By David S. Hirsch, | Title: Marketed in Manhattan | 7/18/2003 | See Source »

A little distance from Bush is usually not a bad thing for DeLay. An unflinching conservative advocate, he wins hurrahs from the faithful each time he sticks to his guns in public. And he translates that into legislative power. But sometimes the White House goes too far with its tendency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I'm Just A Bug Man | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

Finally, the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, argued before the Supreme Court this spring, have presented us with the most profound questions about meritocracy. At their heart, the cases ask us to reexamine our beliefs about what constitutes merit, and whether any sort of merit that can be measured...

Author: By David C. Newman, | Title: Earning Our Keep | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

Watson said that his speech, “De Ignotis,” which translates as “On the Forgotten,” is about how history often forgets the people who were vital for the successes of today.

Author: By Nalina Sombuntham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Speakers Chosen To Address Graduates | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

What we are seeing in Iraq is a historic awakening of the country's Shiites - which translates as "partisans of Ali," a reference to the branch of Islam founded by the martyred son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed. It happened among Shiites in Iran and in Lebanon starting in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mideast Diary: Iraq's Shiite Awakening | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

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