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...first sign that all would not go well came on the night of May 10. Though the established route up the mountain's south flank is precarious--barely wide enough to accommodate one climber at a time--no fewer than three expeditions had announced plans to begin their trek to the top that evening. Making things worse, two of the teams--Fisher's and Hall's--were the two largest on the mountain. All together, 33 people would be tramping the upward trail at the same time. For Breashears, this was reason enough to stay put. "We didn't like...
...fact by taking positive action to promote tolerance on campus. Because an individual student’s memory of Harvard tends to encapsulate only four years, few are aware of the racial tension of the recent past and the Foundation’s role in ameliorating it. Through a wide range of events, the Foundation has not only helped to create a safe place for students of all backgrounds, but also it has helped to facilitate understanding through dialogue—a process that we hope has resulted in the bridging of differences through a realization of commonality...
...It’s fair to say that whenever Harvard searches for a dean, a wide net is cast,” advisory committee member James H. Thrall said in an interview in April. “We have had at least 300 names recommended to the committee...
...Ireland's largest party and seeker of an unprecedented third successive term as Taoiseach (prime minister). Five years ago, the gamblers weren't interested because Ahern was a racing certainty to be returned to office, so big wagers could turn into only minuscule wins. This time the field was wide open: Ahern was contending with intense media scrutiny of his personal finances and criticism of his government's efforts to improve the poor state of the country's health service. There were even concerns about whether the Irish economic boom - the so-called Celtic Tiger - is on the wane, though...
...Lubrani, the top adviser on Iran to Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Though it is not clear how many will actually attend the conference, a spokesman for the organizers, the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the meeting was intended "to bring together a wide range of experts to examine all options for dealing with Iran...