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...slots. “Our doubles matches were very close today,” Green sad. “They definitely gave Dartmouth the momentum, however we were in it until the very last match.” Schnitter, in her final match wearing a Harvard uniform, went out with a bang in the singles portion. She defeated Jesse Adler 6-2, 6-3 to record her seventh singles win of the season and tie the contest score at one.“The tempo was set early by Stephanie Schnitter, who finished first,” Green said...
...Then there's Canada. Sylvie, the Singaporean daughter of an immigrant family, adores her new Canadian school uniform because it is "of higher quality ... nothing like the scratchy, polyester-mix affairs" of Singapore, which "dumb you down." Meanwhile her grandfather, a literary man, apparently thinks of Sylvie's Caucasian classmates as "big, strong, beefy ... like female Goliaths." In a crowd of them, we are told, an Asian student stands out like a "gazelle among elephants." But do Asian intellectuals really see Caucasian children this way? Such stereotyping may have occurred decades ago (although there is plenty of evidence to show...
...landing for first-timers, and even books are available containing tips on avoiding cultural faux pas, doing business in Bangalore, and on taxation, banking and foreign exchange regulations in India. "No matter where you're working in the IT industry, in three to four years' time, everyone reaches a uniform level of sensitivity and an ability to communicate," says C. Mahalingam, executive vice-president and chief people officer at Symphony Services. "In that way, it's a pretty good equalizer...
...planned the first Yardfest is now trying to create a uniform system for students to plan large events at Harvard. Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II, who chairs a joint-subcommittee of the Committee on College Life and the Committee on House Life, visited the Undergraduate Council’s meeting last night to discuss a working draft of the subcommittee’s report on events management. In 19 recommendations, the report addresses a variety of issues related to event planning including the number of events that can be held each night, how events are registered...
...Ghraib. Initially, McCain's staff proposed and circulated a bill remarkably similar to the Democratic language McCain now opposes. In a draft proposal, dated May 17, 2005, and obtained by TIME, McCain's staff specifically outlined a plan to make the Army Field Manual "the basis for a uniform standard adhered to by all elements of the United States Government." Another section said that no person under U.S. control could be treated or interrogated with techniques "not authorized by or listed in" the manual. But in the end, after consultation with fellow Senators and others, McCain and his staff...