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...pounds. Instead of using the clothes dryer, she hangs her wash outside and uses cold water in the washing machine. That shed another 2,500 pounds. She drives slower - ever accelerating past 55 miles per hour in her Honda Civic. Another 2,500 pounds lost, plus a boost in her mileage up to 39 miles per gallon. Finally, the family devised a new commute plan that enabled her husband and her daughter to ride their bikes to work and school. They also bought an electric bike and that shaved off some more poundage - totaling a loss...
...question," says Talat Masood, a retired Lieutenant General who now works as a military analyst in Islamabad. "Pakistan is sliding into the same situation as we have in the southern regions of Afghanistan. Musharraf is losing control." He points out that the attacks will boost the political fortunes of the conservative Islamist opposition parties, and could even cost Musharraf support among moderates. Siraj ul-Haq, a finance minister for the North-West Frontier Province, has resigned in protest at what he termed an "insane attack," calling for nationwide protests. "People are very angry," says Bajaur resident Wahid Shah. "People...
Those community initiatives have helped boost the number of U.S. nonprofits over the past decade 75%, to more than 1 million, and account for more than one-third of nonprofits worldwide. Close to half of U.S. charities have budgets under $25,000. Yet they are making a difference, and with a little more support, they could do much more...
...relationship with Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman has chilled so much that Ricke refused to pay him a visit in New York last month when he was in town. After issuing a profit warning in August, though, Ricke presented the supervisory board with a plan to cut 67,000 jobs, boost revenues and make Telekom the most profitable European carrier by 2010. Clearly, he is getting the message...
...terms of so-called ?October Surprises? that might affect the election, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that opens the door to gay marriage certainly ranks below the congressional page scandal involving former Florida Rep. Mark Foley. But the decision could be a welcome boost for a White House and congressional Republicans worried about firing up the conservative base of their party...