Word: supporters
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...that our leadership couldn't secure other sponsors three months before the Olympic Games," short-track star Apolo Ohno wrote to TIME in an e-mail. "But BIG UP's to Stephen Colbert for his willingness to help out our nation's greatest athletes. I'm personally 100% in support of his show and think that this is a very good thing. NOW can I get on the show? *wink? haha...
...disease is difficult, especially in countries like Ukraine whose medical infrastructure does not equal that of other Western countries. The severity of the disease in Ukraine, however, does not seem to merit the drastic steps the government has taken. Although national health officials have cited 33 flu deaths in support of the measure, they have not definitively specified how many of these deaths were a result of swine flu and how many were a result of other viruses. Additionally, to put this count in perspective, the Centers for Disease Control reported 292 swine flu deaths in the U.S. from just...
...financial management of the Class is another vitally important function of continuing class activities. Since the College provides no financial support for social activities (except in certain of the reunion years), the Class must raise and maintain a treasury, ordinarily through class dues, events, or the sale of Class memorabilia. A solid class treasury can help to subsidize a portion of many class activities or even provide a free class party at regular intervals. Additionally, the treasury must be able to absorb the cost of regular newsletters and notices, a particular challenge...
...sell to his moderate colleagues and, crucially, to the Obama Administration. Schumer tried to make his case for a public option at a White House meeting on Oct. 22. But by all accounts, Obama and his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, remained unconvinced, preferring to salvage the support of Snowe, who favors a public plan built around a trigger - meaning if competition is found sufficiently lacking in a state, a public plan might be created for that locality...
...school authorities have been low attendance and an attitude problem, not only with the children but with their parents too," says Madhumati Lade, the family counselor appointed by the Jai Ho Trust, which was established by filmmakers Danny Boyle and Christian Colson to provide shelter, education and health care support for the two young stars of their award-winning movie. Lade visits the school three times a week to check on the children's progress, and she says that for the past six months, their attendance has been steadily dipping. "Rubina has 28% attendance, while Azhar has 37%. They didn...