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Carrie's mother Peggy became concerned about her daughter's social and romantic needs as Carrie entered adulthood. "When the loneliness began to loom around 21 and she saw her sister and brother having relationships and getting married, she longed for it," says Peggy. Group discussions at a nearby resource center for people with disabilities brought "some comfort," she says, but Carrie continued to talk about meeting her "Mr. Right." Says Peggy: "We never dreamed it would happen...
...large questions loom over the Army's efforts: Is Lean Six Sigma just a management fad? And can a system designed to maximize profits and market share work in an enterprise whose goal is national security? Says an analyst who studies government procurement: "How is the Army going to judge success? Cutting people or saving money is useful, but the challenge will be making sure all the changes are not only relevant to the soldier in the field but that there aren't negative impacts for war fighting." Some outside experts have also raised doubts about the Army's ability...
...number of the most significant bureaucratic hassles (reserving the Yard, for example) were handled by College administrators. For its first year, the Board has been promised $200,000 from the College, but it’s unlikely such generosity will continue. Though fears of another termbill increase loom, the most important thing to remember is that any solution must allows planning to begin one, or even two semesters before events are scheduled to take place. In addition, the Board will need structured relationships with both future Campus Life Fellows and other institutional resources, like the Office of Student Activities...
...Britain's Queen fulfilled another age-old obligation to her people by spending Christmas at Sandringham, her grandfather's and her father's favorite house, surrounded by members of her family. It was the season when Britons are most conscious of home and family, words that loom large and rich with meaning in their lives. It was the season also when the British monarch traditionally speaks to his subjects as a parent on matters close to all their hearts. By radio from Sandringham last week, Elizabeth told her subjects in a warm, clear voice: "Many grave problems...
...beach at this time a day or two earlier. And for a few more hours I was able to completely relax. This is progress. But check back with me in a few weeks at term’s end, when final papers and exams, graduation, and the real world loom. Then I’ll know how far I’ve gone down the relaxation road.Margaret M. Rossman ’06 is an English concentrator in Mather House. Her column appears regularly...