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Meanwhile, the American Family Association's Project Merry Christmas targets stores like Lowe's for advertising "family trees" instead of Christmas trees in its catalog. Having seen the boycotts of yore, Lowe's energetically apologized, citing a "breakdown in the proofing process...
Among the peakists, war and economic breakdown are favorite themes. They figure that cheap oil is the essential fuel of modern capitalism, which will founder without it. A more hopeful take is that innovation is the essential fuel of modern capitalism and that high oil prices will drive rapid advances in conservation and alternative energy. Either way, the beginning of the end of the oil era may be upon us, well ahead of schedule...
...political equation is becoming increasingly complex. Musharraf is currently visiting Saudi Arabia, which has long-standing close ties with Islamabad - and is also the exile home of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whom Musharraf overthrew in 1999. While Benazir Bhutto has returned to demanding that Musharraf resign following the breakdown of the political marriage between them brokered by the U.S., Musharraf may be trying to bring Nawaz Sharif over to his side. A Musharraf pact with Sharif would be even stranger than his short-lived alliance with Bhutto. But regardless of the outcome of the political maneuvering, New Delhi will...
...mismatch. 19:18 (I'm going game time): Harvard forces turnover, tied at 2-2. 19:02: Harris walks. Turnover. 18:35: Harris pounds it in on the blocks. Gets the roll for 4-4 tie. 18:21: Magnerelli bats it out, good defense. 18:14: Breakdown in defense, wide open three. Forward Alex Vander Bann, junior 6'9, has all 7 points for the Saders, up 7-4. 17:41: Harvard lloks a little flusterd here, confused with the zone D from Holy Cross. 17:15: Turnover Lin, no boxout Harris. 9-4, after putback by, who else, Bann...
...Kellerman, the author of “Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters.” Ronald A. Heifetz, the center’s founding director, said the source of the country’s problems may be a failure in citizenry, not a breakdown in leadership. “Fundamentally, there needs to be a development of the citizenry to be more sophisticated and responsible in demanding real leadership,” he said. “They demand pandering, and then punish the panderers.” The National Leadership Index...