Word: thursday
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...first official meeting of Northern Ireland's new power-sharing cabinet last Thursday marked the successful completion of a series of political compromises. The seemingly endless peace process has finally resulted in a new joint government representing both the Protestant majority and Catholic minority of the region, both the unionists who wish to remain linked with Britain and those who had hoped to unite with the Republic of Ireland. This new power-sharing legislature may finally bring peace to an area that has seen 3,300 deaths in the last three decades of violence. We hope it lasts...
...changes out of his uniform to go dancing--at Ryles on Thursday nights and at a Columbian club in Everett on Saturdays. Look for him. He will be the smooth dancer twirling his partner as he listens to her stories. "I like salsa, merengue, cumbia and even flamenco and tango--the older, formal music. I like these rhythms because you can dance close, suavecito, and talk to the chica. You ask questions -- What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you work? If she's not Latina, why does she like el ritmo Latino...
...Alberto works Thursday to Monday from 11:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. On Monday and Thursday mornings, he takes a class in English composition at the extension school. He drives a limousine for Commonwealth Limousine Service on his two days off to the airport, hotels, New Hampshire and other far-flung destinations. "Driving here is the worst," he said. "In New York, at least the roads are one way, but, here there are lots of rotaries. It's very dangerous. There will be three exits, and you have to memorize the route, or you just go around, and around...
...sense of flashback to the bad old days of the Cold War was underscored by President Boris Yeltsin's warning Thursday that President Clinton, in criticizing Russia's conduct in Chechnya, "must have forgotten for a moment what Russia is - it has a full arsenal of nuclear weapons." And in the ultimate d?j? vu, the Russian leader's remarks came during a visit to Beijing in order to drum up support in the face of Western pressure over Chechnya. Post-communist Russia's decline and NATO's bombing campaign over Kosovo earlier this year have cemented a fiercely anti-Western...
...Last Thursday, Phi Kappa Sigma members presented the society's Massachusetts chapter with a check for $14,267, Sales said...