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Devoted Hotspot reader – did you read the headline and go, “buh?” I don’t blame you—we cover performance venues, and the Museum of Fine Arts is known for its, like, paintings. But perhaps instead of greedily devouring the Hotspot and then throwing the rest of Arts away, you should read the other worthy offerings. Then you’d know there’s an ongoing series of concerts at the museum. With music...
...same time, maybe we as students should reevaluate what we’re asking our advising system to do for us. If we don’t want help charting our course through college, we can hardly blame others for its absence. But if we do want advice—and more importantly, if we need it—we have to be willing not just to ask for help, but also to put in the effort ourselves. After all, even if your partner’s the best rope-puller of them all, winning your dinner still takes...
...That's what happened to the Martin government. Gratuitous insults from the Liberal backbench, the unexpected policy change on missile defense, and Martin's "Blame America" tirades during the election left the Bush White House convinced that Canada's jovial, well-meaning leader was as untrustworthy as his predecessor, Jean Chr?tien. Harper, on the other hand, has based his entire approach to Washington on the proposition that that won't happen on his watch. "What's important in dealing with Americans is the absence of surprise," says Derek Burney, former chief of staff to ex-PM Brian Mulroney. "The last...
...serious trouble," says Tom Pirko, president of BevMark, an industry consulting firm. Shipments of soda slipped 0.7% in 2005, says Beverage Digest--the first annual decline in 20 years. Coca-Cola's flagship, Coke Classic, was down 2%; Pepsi-Cola fell 3.2%. And soda is absorbing some of the blame for America's obesity. A study released in early March linked soda to teenage weight gain. Meanwhile, other sweetened drinks have largely escaped criticism and instead are touting their health benefits. "You can't swing a stick at a beverage convention," says Klineman, "without hitting a dozen companies talking about...
...blame Card was getting around Washington for the drifting of the second term, he was sufficiently beloved in the West Wing that some officials cried after he went before cameras in the Oval Office and told Bush in a choked voice, "Ecclesiastes reminds us that there are different seasons, and there is a new season." The staff had also embraced his wife Kathleene Card, a Methodist minister who often told reporters that she prays for the press...