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...Beach, Calif., reveal that while local authorities around the country are more aware of the potential for terrorist strikes, they lack the resources to upgrade defenses against them. Hospitals say they can't train enough employees to effectively spot and treat victims of biological attacks; fire departments can't afford to buy the haz-mat suits needed to guard against deadly germs; sheriffs say they still learn about terrorist threats from CNN. The bottom line is that in many respects, the homeland is no more secure than it was on Sept. 10, 2001. "The biggest thing we've done," says...
...known brands like Calvin Klein, Guess, Esprit and Mustang, and the rest for Mavi. State-of-the-art production facilities at Cerkezkoy gave Mavi the edge they needed. Unlike other global brands which outsource to many different manufacturers, controlling its own flexible, high-tech production plant means Mavi can afford to tweak each pair of jeans to accommodate different tastes in different countries. Turks are shorter than North Americans, Canadians prefer slimmer cuts, and Germans are fastidiously fashion-conscious. "We don't try to push the same product to different markets," says Ersin Akarlilar, Sait's U.S.-educated...
...cautionary notes about the direction of the genetics revolution. Some worried about the loss of privacy if gene-typing becomes commonplace. Others expressed fears that if so-called designer babies ever became possible, it might lead to the advent of a genetic caste system ? with the wealthy able to afford super babies and the poor excluded from such genetic perks...
...Harvard system that seeks to be egalitarian, in fact, has precisely the opposite effect. By forcing all students to pay for the mandatory full-board plan, only those who are wealthier can afford to double pay by going out for meals after already, um, forking out for the mandatory meal plan. A flexible meal plan along the Tufts lines would allow all students increased options and help to redress the economic inequities built into the current system...
...Agreement on maquiladoras, low-wage multinational factories in Mexico. But the bulk of her summer will be spent at Goldman Sachs, where she worked last summer. Two years ago, her mother was injured in a hit-and-run car accident, and needs surgery on her dislocated eye she cannot afford. Hernandez wants to chip...