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...renovation took longer than expected, and the museum struggled: attendance, which is highly dependent on special exhibits, fell sharply. Last year Beal reduced the DIA's budget, from $32 million to $26 million, partly by laying off 20% of the museum's staff. Cultural sites nationwide are struggling to weather the economic crisis, but the challenge facing Detroit's institutions is especially severe; they can no longer rely on support from the region's ailing auto industry. Raising money, Beal says, "has been unbelievably challenging." (See TIME's special report "The Committee to Save Detroit...
...Asian doors. Instead, it was the Asians who thought ahead. In the mid-1990s, Singapore proposed an Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM). Initially the E.U. reacted enthusiastically but then came the great Asian financial crisis of 1997. This provided Europe an opportunity to prove it was not a fair-weather friend. Instead, Europe turned its back on Asia. Even though the ASEM process continues on autopilot, the Europeans fail to see that they have not won over Asian hearts and minds...
...room, a cardio room and a weight room (highly acclaimed by FlyBy!), multiple squash courts, a nice kitchen, and music practice rooms. Unlike some Houses such as Winthrop and Cabot, the underground tunnels connect all the entryways, meaning that you never have to go outside when Cambridge weather acts up (which, as you must know by now, it likes to do often). For the more temperate days in the fall and spring, the beautiful, open courtyard facing the river is a popular spot to work or relax...
Quirks: Cabot is the only Quad House that is actually on the Quad itself, so when the weather gets nice, Cabot holds frequent barbecues. The House also holds Senior Common Room dinners two or three times a semester, sometimes with musically inclined Cabot residents performing (recent performers have included cellist Bong Ihn Koh '08 and violinist Ryu Goto '11). The House also has some eccentric traditions, including the “lambing” of a House member at the annual Dutch Auction...
...done! Proportions may vary, but the end product is a fruity drink with only a hint of that harsh alcoholic taste. For a virgin version of the drink, try replacing the vodka with a vanilla flavored beverage of your choosing. Of-age drinkers should enjoy this cocktail in warm weather for the complete tropical experience. Alternatively, you can sit in front of a heater and pretend it’s not 30 degrees outside. Enjoy...