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...battle must be particularly frustrating for Gorbachev, who prides himself on opening up his country's political process to divergent voices, but surely never expected a voice as brash as Yeltsin's to carry so much popular weight. Nothing if not spontaneous, Yeltsin demanded on live television last month that Gorbachev resign. Only a few short years ago, he would have landed in the Gulag for such an attack on the leader of the Soviet Union. Today a verbal assault on Yeltsin by Gorbachev's allies only seems to increase the Russian leader's standing among the people...
...around 30% of the vote, versus nearly 26% for Royal - largely in line with what recent polls had projected. But the strong, 18.5% showing by Francois Bayrou of the Union for French Democracy party casts the centrist in the role of possible kingmaker going into the second round. The weight of the Bayrou vote was further enhanced by the electoral whipping of extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who in France's last presidential race in 2002 shocked the nation by making it into the final against incumbent President Jacques Chirac with nearly 18%. This time around, the huge...
Since the trip abroad only occurs once every four years, this is the only opportunity to compete in the UK for current athletes. With the weight of this weekend’s meet, Crimson competitors have stepped it up in practice hoping to help the team triumph over its rival and earn England spots...
...baby-size treadmill harness and walked him for 30 minutes as he howled and protested. It was as she was taking him down that he delivered his surprising kick. Treadmill work alone did not get Chase moving. He receives traditional therapy to get his legs bearing as much weight as possible, to help him recognize sensory cues and to teach him such basics as how to swing his arms when he walks. And he has one more thing on his side: his age. Damaged central-nervous-system cells may not regrow readily, but the ones that survive a trauma...
...from a misguided institutional attitude towards junior faculty. Other schools also use committees of outside experts in the tenure process but do not have Harvard’s notorious reputation. Harvard’s upper echelon of professors and administrators must make a conscious effort to put a greater weight on teaching ability and to consciously reach out to junior faculty.There is also the simple problem of space. There are a limited number of tenured professorships, many of which are held by aging faculty who remain in place indefinitely. Harvard might consider a solution in place at a variety...