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...pump - investments he could never afford on this own. In lieu of that, Mandase, with the local monsoon spotty, can only pin his hopes on divine intervention. In late July, Mandase visited a Hindu temple near his village and offered a coconut to the gods. He then split it, left half on the altar and took the other home to eat. The puja, or religious rite, is meant to bring rain. "All I need is water," Mandase says...
Dueling Political Castes The current brawl is more than a personal feud. It pits the older, cosseted caste of statesmen and dignitaries against a younger, feistier generation more driven by election victories and policy results than diplomas and refinement. The split is perfectly personified in Sarkozy and Villepin. Born and raised abroad to a diplomat father and a judicial official mother, Villepin attended the élite schools that produce France's top civil servants. True to his family's aristocratic roots, the suave, permatanned Villepin is famous for writing poetry and studies of Napoleon. Despite winning praise as Foreign Affairs...
France's class divisions have little to do with a split between the political right and left. The differences and animosities between the old and the new can be found across the spectrum. "Some follow the tradition of élitist French politicians and leaders like Villepin, who honor philosophy, literature and oratorical skill, and regard intellectual performance as the primary political tool," says Rozès. "Others, like Sarkozy, are distrustful of that cliquish, insider atmosphere, and define and construct themselves by action, pragmatism, doing things." (See pictures of Paris expanding...
After the varsity eight race in the morning, Harvard split up its top two boats and placed them in the varsity four event. The Crimson’s A and B boats flourished, taking second and fifth, respectively, while the C and D came in 14th and 16th...
...Black and White’s split time came...