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...part of our achievement and it was great to share it with someone like him.”Holland also pinpointed Butt’s thorough knowledge of the mechanics and science of rowing as a key to his success with boats.“We used to refer to him as ‘the mad scientist,’” he said. “He was always looking for a new way to be a better coach, new metaphors, new drills, new techniques, new ways of getting people...
...SAGRA, SPAIN Hitting the Bricks Spaniards refer to the crash of their once booming real estate and construction industries as a "crisis of bricks." In La Sagra, they take that phrase literally. Located about 40 miles (65 km) south of Madrid, the clay-rich county produces roughly 30% of Spain's bricks, and boasts the greatest concentration of brickworks in Europe. But right now, La Sagra's factories aren't making much of anything. "The warehouses are full," says Carlos Duque, general secretary for the Castilla-La Mancha branch of the construction workers' trade union MCA-UGT. "They just...
...spirit of critique is so strong among those studying the U.S. that academics now sometimes refer to the subject as anti-American studies. Students often gravitate toward research areas like Native American history, where even the most pro-American teachers would be hard-pressed to praise historic government policies. When Grünzweig speaks with wary students, he tries to make it clear that they are entirely free to criticize the U.S. "Doctors don't like diseases," he says, "but they know it's important to deal with them...
...Sagra, Spain Spaniards refer to the crash of their once booming real estate and construction industries as a "crisis of bricks." In La Sagra, they take that phrase literally. Located about 40 miles (65 km) south of Madrid, the clay-rich county produces roughly 30% of Spain's bricks, and boasts the greatest concentration of brick works in Europe. But right now, La Sagra's factories aren't making much of anything. "The warehouses are full," says Carlos Duque, general secretary for the Castilla-La Mancha branch of MCA-UGT, the construction workers' trade union. "They just don't have...
Kosmas claims that Feeney's relationship with Abramoff-which Feeney maintains doesn't go beyond that one trip-is symbolic of the culture of corruption in the nation's capital. "I think this issue is an example of him being what I refer to as a poster boy of what's wrong in Washington, where it's a focus on things that have much more to do with politics, power and cronyism than it is on really taking a hard look at what's important to the people that he's been sent to Washington to represent...