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...five agreed that the situation is at the same time both stagnant and volatile. "The politics of that country constitute a powder keg," says Fox. He adds that it is a no-win situation because the Blacks will stop at nothing less than "one man, one vote," and the whites will never grant that to them. The junior who asked not to be identified explains that although there exists a certain level of trust between the two groups because of the high proportion of white families that employ Blacks as domestic servants, trust disintegrates with the realization that not only...
...primary pneumonic plague that appeared in 1980 in California (all 185 people who were exposed to the victim were inoculated six hours after the disease was confirmed). After completing their two years, EIS graduates are given a prized emblem of their craft: a key chain with a tiny metal keg of Watney's Red Barrel Beer, served at the John Snow Pub on the site of the infamous water pump in London...
...takes place in these unofficial House-based organizations. The self-proclaimed "exist and elitist" GPA Society meets once a month in Dunster's Junior Common Room where an all-male membership of 12--which includes juniors, seniors, and tutors from Dunster--sit at a table, and drink from a keg. Dressed in coats and ties, the men usually listen to a guest speaker who addresses issues vaguely centering on the general "welfare of man," club members...
...five agreed that the situation is at the same time both stagnant and volatile. "The politics of that country constitute a powder keg," says Fox. He adds that it is a no win situation because the Blacks will stop at nothing less than "one man, one vote," and the whites will never grant that to them. The junior who asked not to be identified explains that although there exists a certain level of trust between the two groups because of the high proportion of white families that employ Blacks as domestic servants, trust disintegrates with the realization that not only...
...Secretary of Defense Fred Ikle, polemics flared. Iklé began by noting amicably that French and Italian participation in the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon was a gratifying example of a nascent if limited new role for NATO. But in Central America, which Iklé considered the other powder keg in the world, the European allies had not only failed to support U.S. policy but at times actively undermined it. When Iklé said that the problem was a lack of understanding about the importance of the area, Healey snapped, "We think it is very important and believe...