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...Adding to the confusion, the term “Senior Common Room” can be used to refer to both a physical space in the House and the group of distinguished academics and professionals who comprise the membership of a House’s SCR. As the College moves forward in its first comprehensive renovation program in 26 years, it should aggressively address this deficiency in the House system. The SCR currently seems to be suffering from a severe case of mission drift: It is unclear whether an SCR is supposed to serve as a source of academic advising...
...expected to win a fourth consecutive term in South Africa's parliamentary and presidential elections on April 22. But for the first time since it came to power with the end of apartheid in 1994, that result is not guaranteed, and by any measure - popularity, membership, moral authority - the party is in decline. Its leaders are embroiled in a series of scandals involving both corruption and ineptitude. As a government, it has failed to stem raging violent crime and the world's largest HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has presided over an economic boom that has made millionaires of a well-connected...
...rebirths. But after a twelve-year hiatus, the most recent resuscitation in 2007 may be the last. With Crocker and Cissie at the reins, a club that only last year practiced infrequently with others’ horses, sometimes showing up at games completely unprepared, now has its highest membership yet and a good chance of making it to Nationals...
...With the growth in membership this year, the polo team has forged a strong sense of community. “A vast majority of the people are very down-to earth people who like horses,” Nick says. “They’re definitely kids, you know, I’ve got an opportunity to know and hang out with that I probably never would have...
...actually helping a lot of designers, especially in these challenging times, because we are able to sell so much volume that our sales are meaningful to designers." So meaningful that a recent Herv Lger sale sold out in 45 minutes. Indeed, since the November 2007 launch, membership has grown to more than half a million, with several thousand more joining daily. Meanwhile, revenues in the second half of 2008 were double those in the first half; the employee count has topped 100; and the site recently added home dcor and will launch this year in Asia...