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...course, defenders of our current batch of ambassadors rightly point out that this administration was not the first to put the suitcase of cash before the diplomatic caché. Presidential scholars suggest the shift came last century, when Franklin Roosevelt appointed an especially generous donor, Joseph Kennedy, as his Ambassador to Britain. Since then it has all been downhill. President Nixon is reputed to have once told his Chief of Staff that “anybody who wants to be an ambassador must at least give $250,000.” In 1980, Congress even felt the need to legislate...
...BREAK Onysko's interest in the business started as a "fun project" to do with his mom. The two bought some supplies at a natural-foods store and made a small batch of soap. It wasn't until he used a spare bar from his backpack to take a memorable outdoor shower in Goa, India, that the inspiration for Pangea struck. Back in the U.S., he started a business that has expanded to a 10,000-sq.-ft. factory and sales at Whole Foods Markets across the country. Onysko is passionate about the impact of grooming habits on the environment...
...latest trash, the damage to film fans’ wallets will already be done. Critics lose. Moviegoers lose. Studios win…maybe. Savvy cineastes already know that films withheld from critics are usually terrible, and avoid them accordingly. Fans disappointed by this season’s batch of un-reviewed movies—including stinkers like the Comedy Central spin-off “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector” and the Mo’Nique star vehicle “Phat Girlz”—have learned an expensive lesson: never judge a movie...
...Provenzano, spent much of his energy simply evading arrest. He avoided all telephone and electronic communication, sending hand-delivered orders to his lieutenants via small, tightly folded pieces of paper, known as pizzini. It is believed that authorities may have honed in on their target after intercepting a recent batch of pizzini to his family, which lives openly in downtown Corleone. Still, mystery will continue to swirl around the battle against the Mob, which has all too often revealed political connections to the criminal organization. Suspicions and perplexity were inevitably multiplied Tuesday by the timing of Provenzano?s arrest, which...
...best, sometimes the only, way to reach her," says an aide. So what text messages should her colleagues, coalition partners and electorate be sending? "Well done," for a start. But, also, maybe: "Get a move on." Unless the Merkel Factor translates into tangible economic improvements, the next batch of sms might not make for such pleasant reading...