Word: canadianism
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...succeeds, and credit goes to Anne Michaels, who created him. The author, 38, a Canadian poet who has published two volumes of verse, will try the patience of readers who expect brisk forward momentum in their novels. Her prose does not race; it hovers, insinuating its way in and around timeless mysteries. Jakob Beer never lived, but thanks to Michaels, he does now. --By Paul Gray...
...real terms, the Canton-Pots-dam trip is Harvard hockey's equivalent of the West Coast swing for the Celtics or the Bruins. You feel very far away from home; geography allows the parents of some of the Canadian players a rare chance to see their kids play; each point taken from each game can slingshot your season forward...
...last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, drivers using car phones are four times as likely to be involved in an accident as those minding only the road--about the same rate found among motorists driving at the legal blood-alcohol limit. The study, conducted by a Canadian research team, relied on a large sample group of cell-phone owners who had been involved in road mishaps and agreed to release their phone records. As suspected, subjects often had their collisions within minutes of initiating a call. Surprisingly, drivers with speakerphones fared no better than those using...
...close stores are not part of what made Wal-Mart "the most popular retailer on planet earth," maintains Gould. Maybe, but not having to battle with union demands for salary hikes certainly didn't hurt either. In an effort to keep the union drive from spreading to other Canadian stores, Wal-Mart is considering an appeal. Meanwhile, pro-union employees, slated to be represented by United Steelworkers, milled around Wednesday in a state of shock over their surprise victory. The Wal-Mart union will have 60 days to opt for contract negotiations, a new experience for company management, which...
...many students decide to make the trek across the Canadian border...