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...Some locals reported having seen cracks in the banks of the dirt dam, built in the 1930s by the Dutch colonial government. "Indonesia's problem with spending money on maintenance has taken its toll," says Tom Shreve, president director of Glendale Partners, an infrastructure consulting firm. "The city has a lot to do in maintaining and improving infrastructure." The Indonesian government, which has responded to the disaster by sending police and soldiers to help clear the area, has acknowledged that more needs to be done to maintain and improve the country's creaky infrastructure. "This shows that we need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia Looks Inward After Dam Bursts | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...doing on the beach, right? She’s probably contemplating profound thoughts while trying to remember what SPF her sunscreen was—just like you. Yes, everyone at the beach will take you very seriously with this one. BODY SURFING: A NOVEL by Anita Shreve This item not only has the word “body” in the title but also has a girl standing thigh-high in water, while wearing a skin-color bikini that makes her appear naked. This is obviously intended to remind you and all curious beachgoers sneaking a peak at your...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

...NLCB. State lawmakers still think many parts of the law, such as the goal that all students pass state exams by 2013, are unrealistic, and say the federal government hasn't provided enough money to enable student scores to to improve as rapidly as the law calls for. David Shreve, who works on the education committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures, dismisses much of Spellings' recent flexibility, noting that the Department of Education, while approving the new model for evaluating student performance in Tennessee and North Carolina, rejected similar applications of more than a dozen other states...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Child Left Behind: Giving the States a Break | 5/22/2006 | See Source »

...lawsuit also included a separate assault complaint against one of Isabelle’s co-workers from the Law School Library; the suit alleged that Sandra Shreve of Belmont, Mass., “committed an assault and battery” upon Isabelle resulting in injury, suffering, medical expenses and her inability to “sustain even partial employment.” Shreve denied the allegations in an Oct. 5 response to the court—which requested dismissal of the claim—and declined to comment further...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Judge Dismisses Assault Suit | 11/9/2004 | See Source »

...board convened under the administrative umbrella of the Denver Foundation. It was a group of 10 men and women, including educators, lawyers, a nurse, a social worker, a community volunteer, former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm and Colorado Republican chairman Don Bain. "As diverse as the group is," says Sandra Shreve, 62, a current board member who donates from her modest educator's pension, "we were all there with a common goal: to help our community by creating a circle of giving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharing Wealth | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

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