Word: mainstreamers
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...common is this sense of aloneness. Of somehow or another being cut off, being outside, and somehow having to communicate through writing. That?s the need for writing. And I find the characters I write also have that quality, of being somewhat or very much removed from the mainstream of life, and don?t know quite how to find themselves in society. Outsiders I guess. Not in any kind of fashionable way, but a real remoteness from the mainstream...
...what kind of change? It's a question that puzzles even Harper's supporters, who watched him transform himself from a crusader for limited government into a family-friendly mainstream politician. That shift was partly an expression of pragmatism in a nation that tends to shun extremes. But it also reflected a rare political trait: the ability to rise above the ideological-hothouse atmosphere of Reform Party politics in the west to become a leader capable of attracting support from skeptics. His core economic conservatism is unlikely to have changed as much as some suggest--Harper is not and never...
...center" has been redefined by Harper's win. The popularity of such Conservative campaign pledges as strengthening the military and reducing the gst from 7% to 5% suggests that the mainstream has already shifted rightward. As in other Western industrial powers, traditional support in Canada for government social spending is now tempered by worries about high taxes, devalued retirement portfolios and personal financial security--particularly in the bulging boomer generation whose oldest members are entering their 60s. Canada's center-left political parties have taken note of the trend: the Boxing Day shooting in Toronto left even the New Democrats...
...expect, none of this comes cheap. Standard room rates start at $250 a night. But the Aga Khan Foundation for Economic Development, the Serena's main backer, is betting that guests will happily pay a premium for an oasis of luxury amid the rubble. Says spokesman Aly Mawji: "Mainstream tourism is still years away but we hope the hotel will encourage some more adventurous travelers." Or perhaps that should be less adventurous. After all, a holiday in Kabul has never been so delightfully and unexpectedly comfortable...
...expect, none of this comes cheap. Standard room rates start at $250 a night. But the Agha Khan Foundation for Economic Development, the Serena's main backer, is betting that guests will happily pay a premium for an oasis of luxury amid the rubble. Says spokesman Aly Mawji: "Mainstream tourism is still years away but we hope the hotel will encourage some more adventurous travelers." Or perhaps that should be less adventurous. After all, a holiday in Kabul has never been so delightfully and unexpectedly comfortable...