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...Team U.S.A. is drawn primarily from Title IX-fueled colleges and is characterized by speed and playmaking finesse. But in the current pre-Olympic series, Canada won 8 of the first 9 against the Americans, raising doubts about the wisdom of chopping Granato and prompting Smith to experiment with Ruggiero at forward. In the series finale on New Year's Day in Winnipeg, however, Wendell scored twice in a 5-3 victory. Now the questions: Are the Canadians too old? Have they peaked too soon? Have the Americans lulled them into a false sense of security? "The Americans...
...deans who head faculties are chosen by the president.”Derek C. Bok, who led the University from 1971 to 1991, consulted informally with professors on dean appointments. And Bok’s successor, Neil L. Rudenstine, “set up committees to seek the wisdom of the faculty,” according to Rosovsky, who also served on the Harvard Corporation from 1985 to 1996.Under the proposal presented at yesterday’s Faculty Council meeting, professors might become decision-makers—rather than advisers—in the dean search process.Such a proposal would...
...foreigner—but the impoverished families in the camps as well. Those who can’t pay are jailed en masse. Ask him why he does this, and he won’t publicly blame his own poverty. He echoes the minister, smiling at the wisdom of his explanation, “Zimbabwe is at war!” While official rhetoric at its best convinces—and in most cases just baffles—in Third World dictatorships like Zimbabwe, it excuses murder...
...Bronzés are our neighbors, members of our family - they're us." Bronzés 3 is visually slicker than the first two films and matches their laugh-a-line pace. But will die-hard followers think it measures up? Actor Jugnot admits some critics already question the wisdom of "trying to revisit popular movies the public views as national references," but says the participants aren't looking for glory. After the original movies, most cast members went on to establish successful careers, including Jugnot himself (who starred in and co-produced The Chorus, nominated for a Best Foreign...
...tradition in secular Western society to make fun of everything. To react emotionally is excessive. It is no longer a debate; it is a power struggle. We have to calm down. We don't want laws preventing people from being free to speak. But we should also not forget wisdom and decency when we are dealing with people. Democracy isn't just a legal framework. It is about respecting one another...