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...lingering threat of secession from the French-speaking province of Quebec has been given new life by the recent election of a determined young separatist named André Boisclair to lead the province's still formidable sovereign party. That's why an election that started out as a mere annoyance may pull the curtain down on a political era. According to one survey, 60% believe the government can't fix the cronyism that permeates the federal bureaucracy. For the unlucky Martin, it has become the perfect storm. One of Canada's most accomplished Finance Ministers, Martin, 67, had long groomed...
...DOES THE MERE MENTION OF THE WORD OLYMPICS MAKE YOUR PALMS SWEAT? Sometimes it does, but right now I'm in a good place, just focusing on Nationals. You have to keep your perspective and do your best. I love competing. You practice every day at the rink, and it's just you, so it's nice when you're able to show that off to the world, especially when you skate well. That's the most gratifying feeling. You just want to keep getting back out there and performing...
...Greensboro meant raising $3.2 million. Their business plan was sound, but it was 2001, just after the dotcom bust, and investors weren't buying. Again they looked to India for a solution, but this time resolved to go there themselves. The plan: nine months of development and a mere $600,000 to launch. Borrowing on credit, cashing out retirement plans and selling houses, cars, furniture and clothes, they realized $350,000. In 2003 the three moved to Madras with Lori and Ram's two sons...
...That’s the good stuff.”There are similar idiosyncrasies coloring every Harvard student’s love affair with the College on the Charles. These quirks provide us students with sources of suffering and incredulity over which to bond. And they reassure us mere mortals that even the greatest College in the world has its own stocking-stuffer to medium-sized imperfections. But, in the spirit of the Christmas (err, Holiday) season and the mental and physical renovations which this season often inspires, we’d like to see our very own Santa Summers...
...particular student group. With plans to parcel other floors into nooks for student groups, the current draft of the fourth floor allots space for a sizable conference area, a larger all-purpose room, a coffee bar, and a music practice room that should fit a four-piece band.But a mere ribbon-cutting ceremony will not guarantee that Hilles’ fourth floor will be used. The Quad Houses are already flush with gathering areas, and unlike heavily-trodden rooms such as the Currier Fishbowl, Hilles’ fourth floor is not likely to get casual foot traffic and therefore must...