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Millions of people around the world find Coca-Cola to be enticingly sweet, but the University of Michigan’s recent behavior in dealing with Coke should leave a sickeningly bitter taste in the mouths of more responsible institutions. Two groups, Corporate Accountability International and the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke have accused the company of complicity in the deaths of eight union leaders and the continuing harassment of union workers in Colombia. According to the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, which is run by the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) and the Colombian labor union SINALTRAINAL, among other...
...those millions of readers buy? A Million Little Pieces is the gritty, graphic, bombastic story of an Angry Young Man who--despite his well-concealed heart of gold--manages to get himself addicted to drugs and booze. After a string of arrests and a lot of self-destructive behavior, he winds up in a Minnesota rehab clinic, where he befriends a scary-funny gangster (also with a heart of gold) and falls in love with a tragic recovering crack addict (ditto). Redemption ensues...
...When opposites attract" demonstrates to partisan politicians that there are at least two political personalities, former Presidents Bush and Clinton, who can work together on a wide range of issues for the common good. Those two exhibited mutual respect, unselfish behavior, kindly affection and dignified civility rarely seen in or out of government. They give an impressive example of comity in a realm in which divisiveness and partisanship rule on many fronts...
...include Nalgene water bottles, post-it notes, and tray liners to be used in Annenberg Hall. Travia said the statistics printed on these items “are not messages that preach abstinence” from alcohol consumption, but rather “messages of low-risk, normative, protective behavior.” His office also plans to begin training students for a new Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) program in February. He described the DAPA program as distinct from other peer counseling groups on campus. At least initially, the DAPAs will not have their own space with drop...
...behavior by British soldiers is no excuse for similar behavior by the Americans. The U.S. military would be well advised to take Brig. Ailwin-Foster's criticism seriously and train troops to be more sensitive to Iraqi culture and better behaved toward Iraqis. But it would be a good idea for the British military to do likewise...