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...overwhelming 95 percent of the Swiss military is conscripted. Conscripts have the right to ask for civilian service in place of military service, but this choice has to be one of a conscientious objector, and is voted upon by committee. Those who are found physically or psychologically unfit for service are required to pay an extra 3 percent tax and perform some other civic service, such as fire department duty...
VENICE, Italy — He’s been a glass-blower for the last ten years. Specializing in beads, he now teaches the skill to college students on Murano, the Venetian island renowned for the craft. I ask the man whether he lives here. He smirks and responds, half in jest, “No one lives on Murano.” Leaving him, I walk along the boardwalk-turned-sidewalk, watching as the never-ending line of shops begins to close. It’s a wonder that they all stay in business, as each...
...However, when we refuse to be conscious of our need to be leaders, and honorable ones at that, we become highly empowered but morally vacant. One of the founding principles of my summer employer is that while goodness without knowledge is weak, knowledge without goodness is dangerous. I ask our administration, whose refusal to be open with those it leads and whose desperate flailing in the economic crisis have done little to exemplify good leadership, to recognize this, too. I ask those who guide Harvard to cultivate this new ethic of leadership, to see us as potential leaders and instill...
...jets, known in the Air Force as C-37s - as part of the $636 billion defense budget, along with an additional pair of $70 million C-40s, the military version of the Boeing 737. "We've always frowned upon earmarks and additives that are above and beyond what we ask for," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell stated when asked about the additional planes last week...
...When's the next plane to Vegas?" Gault asks. Four stores, four deals. In today's economy, however, haggling may not hinge on luck. Maybe all you really have to do is ask...