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It's a good move towards more accountable elections. Here's what happened. Chartier was ousted under dubious circumstances about seven months ago. Basically, he was on a one-year extension of his term, but after several months a few MNC executive members decided to vote the extension invalid. Chartier said his term was extended to give Saskatchewan time to clear up its issues and run a fair election. He said he was wrongly seen as a blind supporter of the Saskatchewan 2004 election, which caused big headlines for election fraud. A handful of other issues may have also led to him getting pushed out of office. He said the president of the Métis Nation in Saskatchewan -- Robert Doucette -- viewed him as part of the opposition.
Smoltz going his own way in spring
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — Given the property is owned by a corporation devoted to fantasy, it followed Friday that John Smoltz was allowed to stand on a mound generally reserved for minor-leaguers and pitch in his own private Idaho. "Strike!" yelled the umpire, Bobby Cox. (He was in the bag.) This 23rd spring training will be like no other for Smoltz, assuming you can find him. He won't pitch in an actual game for at least two weeks, maybe three. Until then, games will pretty much take place in his cranium. It's sort of like a self-imposed exile. The right-hander has tried to approach spring like a veteran pitcher is supposed to: just work on pitches and situations, forget about winning. But drive and ego invariably take over. "When you get the bases loaded and give up some runs, you just revert back to wanting to get guys out," he said.
Pre-Oscar Parties: Free Gifts for the Rich; Angelina Is Pregnant
There were no wheelchairs, walkers, or frankly, people with white hair or wrinkles. But last night the Motion Picture Home for the Aged received yet another fundraiser that allowed really rich and famous people to pick up freebies galore at a gala Hollywood dinner. There's nothing like seeing stars queue up for Macintosh Air laptops, special edition Converse sneakers, and L'Oreal cosmetics as if they've never seen such things or can't afford to buy them. But Jeffrey Katzenberg's "The Night Before Party" transformed the Beverly Hills Hotel main floor banquet room into a shopping mall with boutiques sponsored by all those vendors — and more. Stars like Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, George Clooney, Will and Jada Smith, and Cameron Diaz also received $50 gift certificates to McDonalds and $150 Flip cameras — the new hot video upload device from Pure Digital — as well as black Target gym bags, and all kinds of creams and lotions to keep them looking young and fit.
Reviews: Preschool to Grade 4
When he takes his horn outside, everyone in the entire community is annoyed, so Ollie retreats to the country, into the middle of an open field. Soon cows gather around him. The farmer claims the playing will sour their milk so Ollie must move on. He walks to the shore where he and his horn get into a boat and row far out to sea. When he gets out among the rocks, he discovers that the bell buoy is not where it should be, and the fog is rolling in. So once again Ollie begins bellowing out his tune and saves a cruise ship from hitting the rocks. The young hero is given a medal and a scholarship to a music school "that is so far from our town that nobody will be disturbed anymore." This title was originally published in 1950, and Yaccarino's new illustrations retain the look of that era. The colors are uniform and flat throughout, and Ollie wears a navy suit with short pants and a bow tie.
ResNet moves to Burge Union
Think of it as the trek of the tech: student technology services move into the Burge Union. ResNet, which provides Internet service for student housing, moved to the Burge from McCollum Hall over winter break. Last Monday, an information technology desk opened. The technology services moved to the Burge Union this semester in hopes that the Burge's location near the Anschutz sports complex will make the services more accessible for students. Next fall, students will see a Pulse coffee shop, new furniture and 10 to 15 high-end-computer workstations, in addition to the help desk. The workstations will feature software for photo and video editing. A large screen plasma or LCD TV will be added to a conference room. Students also will be able to check out laptops, digital cameras and digital camcorders.
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