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...Californians have to suffer through this summer's blackouts: if a business can prove it needs electricity for public safety, the state utilities commission can give it an exemption and keep the juice flowing. That loophole has prompted some 9,000 applications ranging from the reasonable, such as one from the San Diego Zoo?electrified fences make good zoos?to the ridiculous, including those from liposuction clinics and taco stands. The Norbert Wabnig Cheese Store of Beverly Hills has applied because, says Shivon Ryan, cheeses are "perishables and require refrigeration." (And who knows how many Angelenos might perish without goat...
...qualify for Delta's Silver Medallion status (the lowest of three tiers of Medallion status, each with its own perks). I always thought those elite programs were for moguls, not mere mortals like me. But I quickly learned to appreciate the perks: free upgrades to business class, no blackout dates when you use your accumulated miles for a vacation trip, and other goodies such as early check-in with first-class passengers, preferred seating in coach on the roomier emergency rows and a special 800 number for Medallion-member assistance. Ever since, I have tried to book all my flights...
...with Sheraton to be elevated to the chain's Gold member status. Then in 1999, when Sheraton became part of the newly created Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., my points were merged into its newly launched Preferred Guest program. The Starwood system has two noteworthy features: there are no blackout dates, and you can stay free on points at any property in the 660-plus hotel group. After 10 visits, I attained Gold status, so that every dollar charged yielded three points, not just...
...fighting the referee's restraint, presses to finish him off. Chinaka's eyes are frosted and bloody from three fresh cuts on his right brow. Giving up, he feels his way to the ropes and, as he is pulled into the cursing throng, his eyelids flicker with the approaching blackout...
...vibrant community fed by the Web and encrypted text messaging. Last November, after learning from foreign news sites of the arrival of the first American President since the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands of citizens lined the streets of Hanoi to welcome Bill Clinton despite a state information blackout. And in Mexico, the Zapatistas have swapped AK-47s for online propaganda and Web sit-ins. E-support for their call for indigenous rights has spread from the jungles of Chiapas to the outside world, culminating in an internationally backed march on Mexico City two months ago. "We do not believe...