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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...
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...
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...
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...
...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...