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...condition of the sale, the VFW post will continue to operate part of the building, and will retain some current features—including on-site parking and a towering model rocketship, implanted into the facade and a testament to its year of construction...
...second round. Thus the continuation of the opposing political agendas that have haunted this country since it became the first independent black nation in 1804: The impoverished majority will accept nothing less than Preval, regardless of the actual vote count; most of the wealthy elite will fight to retain the status quo and keep him out of power. The election that offered the potential for a fresh start appears instead to have revealed that Haiti's crippling social divisions still drive its politics...
Success has allowed the Google guys to retain a childlike approach. (It probably helps that although they have girlfriends, each is single.) Page, 33, grew up in Michigan obsessed with inventing things. In college he built a functioning ink-jet printer out of Lego pieces. Page's father was a computer-science professor at Michigan State; his mother taught computer programming. When he isn't working, Page spends his time staying fit (his latest passion is windsurfing) and playing with gadgets, like his new TiVo-type radio device. He's into music (he attended a recent U2 concert in Oakland...
Although Foster is a lecturer in the Folklore and Mythology department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) rules dictate that any non-tenured instructor may teach at the College for a maximum of eight years. A loophole to this rule allows for lecturers with certain administrative positions to retain lecturer status indefinitely, according to Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures Julie Buckler...
...rising scientific sophistication of other countries poses a challenge to the United States’ technological and economic leadership. “To remain at the forefront, America must increase investments in basic research, improve math and science education, provide incentives for research and development and attract and retain the brightest minds from all around the globe,” the letter stated. Casey said the letter is a product of the Council of Competitiveness, a long-standing organization of business and university representatives in which Summers participates. The range of influential figures who signed the letter reflects the widespread...