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...From Raising Steaks, on rodeos: "With indoor rodeos, what you first notice is the smell, a combination of dirt, dung, hay, sweat, boredom, excitement, and fear. What you notice second are red, white, and blue flags in every shape and size hung like laundry...At the Pike's Peak Rodeo in Colorado Springs in August 2004, an Air Force general opens the show with 'Our boys over there are lassoing terrorists, they're riding herd, so let's RODEO!' The audience cheers. The emcee announces that Julia Child died today and that her favorite meal was 'Read meat...
...this time, while there's trepidation, there's also hope. The Turkish banks that survived that earlier crisis emerged from it much better capitalized - and more heavily regulated - than their peers in the U.S. or Europe. Today, thanks to surging investment and exports, the Turkish economy is double the size it was in 2001, and the nation's financiers have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the boom. As Sabanci Dinçer says, with more than a touch of pride: "The banking system here is very healthy...
...Board suffers additional shortcomings of membership and “sentencing.” Members of the Ad Board are often divorced from the proceedings, since many of them skip hearings related to student discipline. The Ad Board’s punishments are “one-size-fits-all”—too often, students are simply asked withdraw from the College for a year—and are rarely constructive for students. Though the Ad Board claims to be “primarily concerned for the educational and personal growth of undergraduates, both as individuals...
...School’s recent hiring spree comes as part of an effort to decrease class sizes and the student-faculty ratio, and to raise the level of scholarship in fields outside corporate law and other traditionally strong areas. In an interview last spring, Kagan said that she hoped to increase the size of the Law School’s faculty to over 100, from the 90 faculty members at the time. Today, the faculty stands at 101 full-time professors...
...more than they did last fall from the Undergraduate Council. The Council presented a provisional budget this past Sunday that notes that the 12 HoCos will receive approximately $5,400 from the UC in upfront funding. Dudley House will receive a smaller increase that is proportional to its size. The Council is expected to pass the measure next Sunday after it has gone before the Finance Commitee (FiCom). UC Treasurer Anthony R. Britt ’10 said the UC’s overall budget increased by 11 percent this year. Britt said the increase could be attributed to fewer...