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...much-heralded conference made only two concrete recommendations, and both were objectionable. The first recommendation was that all countries ought to afford a right to freedom of opinion and expression to all citizens in order to combat racism. But, without even a hint of irony, the conference also resolved that states should “prohibit all organizations based on ideas or theories of superiority of one race or group of persons of one colour or ethnic origin, or which attempt to justify or promote national, racial, and religious hatred and discrimination in any form.” According...
...Economists do not spend much time looking beyond the borders of the recession. It would be too alarming to calculate what one catastrophe on top of another could cause. But, catastrophes are catastrophes because they are largely beyond human intervention, and there are two that the world cannot afford...
...American families. While the Chinese government does not release domestic-adoption figures, U.S.-based adoption agencies say more Chinese children are being adopted in the mainland. (Adopting a second child is one of the few exceptions to China's one-child policy.) "More and more people can not only afford to adopt a child, but culturally it's also more accepted," says Cory Barron, director of the St. Louis, Missouri - based adoption agency Children's Hope International...
...alternative is losing them - can be demoralizing in certain ways too. For top execs, a cut may mean it's time to dial back on the trips to St. Bart's. For line workers, who've probably calculated exactly how much mortgage and college tuition they can afford based on their salaries, the effect is more jarring. (See 10 things to do in Las Vegas...
...influenza advisory. He said, "This is Acapulco, nothing like that happens here, we might have a few problems with the drug gangs, but do not worry, lady, this does not affect you people." I pressed him and he said: "the flu would scare the tourists and we cannot afford that, a week from now we have the Tourism Fair, we need the money. No, we do not have the flu here. Here we have open air, sea breezes, there can be nothing like that here. Do not believe anything you hear, just enjoy your party. Listen I can stay...