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...lingering Soviet ethos. "The Bolshoi Theater actually operates quite well as a theatrical organism. It is not like some other theaters where one man decides everything," says spokeswoman Novikova, making a reference to the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, which has grown to outshine the Bolshoi under the strong - some say autocratic - hand of artistic director and conductor Valery Gergiev. "In the Bolshoi, we have a structure where everyone has their own responsibility and makes their own decisions." (See pictures of the Bolshevik October Revolution...
...employment continues to plummet - manufacturers axed 25,700 jobs in June as the automotive industry extended its downward spiral - and the Canadian loonie has climbed to nearly US$0.90 from a low of US$0.78 earlier in the year. The hollowing-out of manufacturing in Ontario, combined with a strong currency, means Canada's export sector is taking a beating not seen in decades, with no sign of relief on the horizon...
...clearly stated anxiety over next year's economy. "Although our current economic outlook is for below-trend growth through 2010, the risk of a 'double-dip' recession remains significant," the report notes. That said, Goldman Sachs raised its year-end price target for the stock market 13%, sending a strong message to institutional investors to not sit on their hands, even in the face of major uncertainties. Among the stock groups Goldman favors: energy, basic materials, financials and technology...
...copy of La Familia's Bible in a raid last year. Quoted in local newspapers, the scripture paints an ideology that mixes Evangelical-style self-help with insurgent peasant slogans reminiscent of the Mexican Revolution. "I ask God for strength and he gives me challenges that make me strong; I ask him for wisdom and he gives me problems to resolve; I ask him for prosperity and he gives me brain and muscles to work," Moreno writes, using terms that could be found in many Christian sermons preached from Mississippi to Brazil. But on the next page, there...
...though, the speech was more conciliatory than confrontational. Rafsanjani made several nods to opposition sentiment, acknowledging that the events of recent weeks constituted a "crisis" for the Islamic Republic. He also used strong terms to deplore the violence that broke out. But he praised the government's preparations for the election and said it occurred in an atmosphere of "healthy competition" and "unprecedented freedom...