Word: trended
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...Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University, notes that although Islamic law allows for the forced conversion of ?unbelievers,? it explicitly forbids its use upon Christians and Jews. He says contemporary stories of such conversion are ?extremely rare,? and that the Evangelical voices who see it as a trend, he says, are engaged in ?a polemic...
...quality of the student body isn’t going to decline, if the numbers go down slightly,” he added. But Stoneham said he does not believe that the numbers will decrease in the long run since he sees the elimination of early admissions as a trend that other schools will follow. “Colleges are grinding their teeth about early programs. My assumption is since Harvard has made this move others will be emboldened to do the same,” he said. —Staff writer Benjamin L. Weintraub can be reached...
Nokia has recently tapped into that trend to build on its brand. At its flagship store in Moscow, customers can use display phones to send images and messages and, eventually, to connect with people globally through its mobile gaming network. As more flagships open around the world, shoppers will be able to join a live gaming community by directly competing against scores posted by players at other stores. "Learn to get close to your consumer; it's going to keep you alive," says Cliff Crosbie, director of global retail and trade marketing for Nokia...
...slamming its gates to early comers, the nation's top university focused the nation's attention on a trend that has alarmed some educators: students applying for college earlier and earlier and earlier. But all signs say that schools-at least the majority of schools that are not super elite -won't be following Harvard's lead anytime soon. In fact, a stunning 68% of U.S. colleges allow students to begin applying before Sept. 1 of their senior year, according to an August report by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC). And one in four will admit seniors...
...trend is most pronounced at academically rigorous schools. "Ten years ago, this wasn't even on the radar," says Ken Fox, college and career counselor at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis, Mo. "Now it's the biggest thing going." Of 300 seniors at his school, 40 have already applied to colleges. At Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, 108 of 320 seniors have sent in applications, and a few already have admissions in hand...