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...remove a public holiday from the national calendar to fund programs for the elderly provoked hardly a whimper of protest. But his method of quietly forcing change leaves many longing for a clearer sense of direction. "He manages and manages and manages, but he doesn't inspire!" moans Bernard Kouchner, the flamboyant former Socialist Minister of Health. That complaint doesn't just come from the usual suspects, either. "There's no overarching unity, no clarity, no sense that it's all part of a single effort with a final goal and reason," says Jacques Bille, a communications expert and former...
...Blacks crashing out of the Cup four years ago and no one will play les Bleus this time without memories of that upset flickering in their minds. Open rugby is the only rugby the French know. "Attack is one of the things you can't control," says their coach, Bernard Laporte. "It belongs to the irrational." Defending champions Australia are the only country to have won the Cup twice, are playing at home and have spent millions since the last Cup recruiting star players from the game's close cousin, rugby league, but their supporters are doing no more than...
...Bernard F. Law ’53, then archbishop of Boston, singled out Collins as a seminal figure in his life...
...distraction to a full-blown obsession, invigorating enthusiasts from train lovers to map collectors. Indeed, some experts believe there's a significant health benefit to be gained by immersion in a passion. "What gets a person out of [depression] is when you're engaged in a stimulating endeavor," says Bernard Landis, 77, a psychologist-psychoanalyst. Six years ago, he cut back his practice and enrolled in art school, and this May he graduated with a B.F.A. in painting and drawing. "You meet people, you open up new doors, and it just changes the chemistry. I'm sure it even affects...
After Cardinal Bernard F. Law ’53 resigned last December in the wake of allegations that he permitted priests accused of child molestation to continue working for the church, The Boston Globe reported that Hehir was a candidate for his replacement as archbishop...