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This month Spillane departed for a quieter job, running the Fairfax County, Va., schools. Garrity has decided that the school committee has the "willingness and ability" to run a desegregated system. But he has set such stringent conditions for his withdrawal that one education official described the plans as "Garrity-plus." Among them: a school's racial mix must reflect a district's population ratios, and the percentage of black staff must be roughly equivalent to the 23% black population of the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Almost Free in Boston | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Once a poster boy for Europe's resurgent far-right parties, Jörg Haider has been living a much quieter life as Governor of Carinthia, a big fish in the small pond of Austria's southernmost province, since stepping down as party leader in 2000. Now, the maverick politician is making waves again - and the turbulence is rocking Austria's coalition government. In 1999, Haider and his Freedom Party (FPO) took 27% of the vote in parliamentary elections and a place in government as junior partner to Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel's conservative Austrian People's Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jorg Haider's New Clothes | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

This housing change should only last one year, she said, since outdoor construction on the Hasty Pudding building will give way to quieter indoor renovations in the fall...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Work Prompts Housing Crunch | 3/24/2005 | See Source »

Arjun K. Manrai ’08 says, “I think it’s a pretty nice gym. It’s usually quieter than the MAC; the machines are more available...

Author: By Nina L. Vizcarrondo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hemenway Gym Slated for ‘State of the Art’ Upgrade | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

...down. What is your routine now? I travel a lot. I enjoy meeting my fans. No matter where I am, prayer, study and reflection are a large part of my life. I am the same person I always was. I just do everything a little slower and a lot quieter. But one thing that hasn't changed is that I am still pretty. When you look back at the boxer you were, do you smile or grimace? I'm always a little surprised at how bold I was. Sometimes I feel a little sad because I can see how some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A Muhammad Ali | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

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