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...fairy tales can have bad scenes, of course. Savisaar is currently negotiating for the government to buy back the national railway, which it privatized in 2001 - a decision it now regrets. Plans to sell the state-owned energy company collapsed in 2002 when the acquiring U.S. firm couldn't obtain financing in the wake of Enron's bankruptcy. Estonia went through a brief recession and the government had to slash spending when Russia's financial crisis hit in 1998. The birthrate collapsed in the 1990s and has only now begun to turn upward again, helped by incentives including 15 months...
...tone of his muscles was low. A definitive diagnosis required an analysis of his chromosomes and would take days. I joined the parents with Bobby bundled in a blanket and began to point out to them the physical features that I recognized. I then recommended that we obtain the chromosome test as well as some other tests. Bobby's parents fought back tears as they listened. His father then looked at me and said, "But he has my eyes...
...Hewlett-Packard; in the wake of a massive scandal stemming from Dunn's approval of shady investigations into the source of media leaks on HP's board; in Palo Alto, Calif. The media-leak probe--which involved, among other things, impersonating employees and journalists covering the company to obtain their phone records--has prompted criminal and congressional investigations. Dunn was succeeded by HP CEO Mark Hurd, who in a news conference offered an apology to "those journalists who were investigated and to everyone who was impacted...
...been contracted to set up four stations (corresponding to our Harvard neighborhoods) where students may purchase drinks for $1.00. There will be fifteen professional bartending staff working at three stations to help avoid lines. BAT team employees will have stations where students of legal drinking age may obtain bracelets enabling them to purchase alcoholic drinks. Students must show a College I.D. and either a driver’s license or a passport. 6. Food and non-alcoholic beverages, including hot chocolate, will be provided free-of-charge for all Harvard and Yale students on a continuous basis during the student...
...Sirleaf said. “We won because we offered a vision that excited the imaginations of our people and allowed them to hope again.” Sirleaf’s speech filled every seat in the forum, and only winners of an online lottery could obtain tickets. Kavita Sridhar, a second-year Kennedy School student and one of the lucky ticket-holders last night, said afterwards, “It’s amazing to see, as an alumna, how far you can go.” —Staff writer Ariadne C. Medler can be reached...