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...also had long-standing and successful collaborations with other eminent mathematicians, producing, among others, the Atiyah-Bott fixed-point theorem concerning fixed points on mathematical maps, and the Borel-Weil-Bott theorem, which had a large influence on representation theory...
...case, Russian President Vladimir Putin is guilty for actions that have made desperate the Chechens and others who seek independence from Russia. As long as violence is seen as the only way to negotiate - in Russia, the Middle East or anywhere else - more innocents will die. François Borel-Hänni Lille, France No political or religious cause can ever justify deliberate harm to children. Yet humanity has the uncanny ability to lower itself to unfathomable depths of evil. After the events in Beslan, no doubt even God is in despair of what has become of us. Barrett...
Lloyd's troubles began in the U.S., in Beaumont, Texas, where in 1969 a dying insulation installer named Clarence Borel sued 11 asbestos companies for failing to warn him about the hazards of handling the material. Four years later, a federal appeals court held the companies liable. The lawyers did the rest, opening the floodgates to damage claims that would eventually bring down huge asbestos companies like Johns Manville Corp., which restructured itself after a trip through bankruptcy court. The insurer of last resort--the party most exposed to the torrent of claims--was Lloyd's of London...
...check-in counters, then the moving sidewalk up plastic tubes to departure floors. Boarding via moving sidewalk (4 min.) to one of seven satellite stations. Audio-visual machines and bilingual signs help guide lost passengers. Longest walk: 750 ft. Baggage, immigration and customs: fast. Hotels/Motels: sparse. Sofitel-Jacques Borel within airport boasts the best view for the Concorde takeoff, another hotel 1 ¼ miles away. Amenities: superb. Le Bistrot sidewalk cafe; five restaurants. Best: Maxim's. Four bars, open 24 hr. Arcade of tax-free boutiques on transit floor offers every brand of French perfume (20% off), watches, scarves...
...Borel, who was once IBM manager in Viet Nam, has his eye on the slowly growing network of superhighways in France, which by 1970 will run 700 miles from the north through Paris to Nice. Only 2% of French auto travelers stop at restaurants for meals, as against 60% of Americans, says Borel. The rest prefer to "pique-nique" on the roadside. Borel wants to change all this with a string of Howard Johnson-style restaurants...