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...stayed behind, I believe the emotional hardship for any divided family is similar. My parents' sacrifices motivated me to work hard in school, but after many years apart, relating to my father on a personal level became hard work. Concerned about his limited involvement in my upbringing, my father felt it was his duty to correct me as often as possible. As an adult, it was difficult for me to internalize his lectures. Such divided families are the ultimate symbol of what parents are willing to sacrifice in order to provide a better future for their children...
...Ottawa A New Liberal Leader In Canadian politics' latest shake-up, the opposition Liberal Party has replaced leader Stéphane Dion with former academic Michael Ignatieff a week after Prime Minister Stephen Harper suspended Parliament until January to avoid a no-confidence vote. Many felt that Dion's flubs hurt the opposition's power-grab attempt...
...reversed. One general concern among doctors is that women who choose to get sterilized might later change their minds. In a study in Obstetrics & Gynecology of 11,232 women who had been voluntarily sterilized, 20% of those who were younger than 30 at the time of the operation felt regret later, compared with 6% of those who were older than 30. Bennett, who stopped performing tubal ligations a year ago and now sterilizes only with Essure, says, "The most important job we have is to make sure people are absolutely certain." He discussed the issue for a year with Chastity...
Judging by recent news reports of the situation in Zimbabwe, it’s hard to believe that just six months ago this was a country about which many felt hopeful. Last spring, Zimbabwe seemed on the verge of democratically removing the dictator Robert Mugabe from power: Elections had just taken place, and there was evidence that Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the country’s largest opposition power, had been victorious. But Mugabe’s network of corruption was too strong to let that happen. After a slew of election recounts, much posturing, and, no doubt, vast...
Last term, the Finance Committee ended the year with a small surplus for the first time in recent memory. This year, the UC will need to stretch its budget even more in order to help mitigate the increased burden felt by student groups and house committees as publications find the pool of advertisers shallower and formerly robust corporate sponsors pull out of events they have traditionally funded. However, while it is necessary for the UC to be more judicious with its funding policies and financial management, it is equally essential for student groups to review their own operations conscientiously...