In these hard and uncertain economic times, some in the former Soviet Bloc lament the passing of the "good old days", when the mediocre, however mediocre, was at least guaranteed.
Murakami is happy to admit that he is a fairly mediocre runner, at least when it comes to running fast times.
A rich man's game Down, but far from out Business as usual Mediocre, but at least they're free The seven-yearly war ReprintsOn paper the Socialists should sweep to victory next year.
A rich man's game Down, but far from out Business as usual Mediocre, but at least they're free The seven-yearly war ReprintsYet the prime minister seems unswayed.
A rich man's game Down, but far from out Business as usual Mediocre, but at least they're free The seven-yearly war ReprintsUniversities embraced fees as a way to improve teaching conditions.
A rich man's game Down, but far from out Business as usual Mediocre, but at least they're free The seven-yearly war ReprintsThis week the European Commission (the EU's civil service) split the difference with what it called an "ambitious but responsible" proposal, though its muddled announcement hardly inspires confidence about its pledge to be transparent.
A rich man's game Down, but far from out Business as usual Mediocre, but at least they're free The seven-yearly war ReprintsMr Nemtsov says the difference between him and Mr Prokhorov is simple: "He wants to preserve this regime and I want to change it and build Russia without Putin and his friends".
A rich man's game Down, but far from out Business as usual Mediocre, but at least they're free The seven-yearly war ReprintsDire as these warnings sounded, this week the country still seemed finely balanced between those ready to embrace change and those who apparently dread it so much that they might bring the entire house down rather than risk any damage to their own interests.
In other words, if you're going to be a mediocre designer, at least have a good personality.
Thirty-some years into a disappointingly mediocre life, Landis at least seems to understand cause and effect better than Bernice.
