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...Among the better known industry pioneers is British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson who is moving the SpaceShipOne concept forward in a company called Virgin Galactic with plans to manufacture enough similar crafts to begin commercial operations from New Mexico in a few years. And after picking up the pieces from Monday's launch, UP Aerospace has scheduled nine more flights over the next year...
...fecundity. In France, a quartet of children might net their mother a bronze award, six or seven could snare her a silver, but only a respectable married mother of eight or more is deemed worthy of gold. Each year, honors are bestowed on several thousand large families. If the concept seems anachronistic, that's because it is. There's a revolution sweeping through Europe, one more radical than any baby boomer on hallucinogenics could have dreamt up. The ideal of family life celebrated at the Elysées Palace and in town halls across France - of the nuclear family, that...
...surprisingly, the concept that poker might actually help kids has its naysayers. The main topic of discussion at the National Council of Problem Gambling's annual convention in St. Paul, Minn., this past June was the rising threat of kids and gambling. In his keynote speech, Jeffrey Derevensky, co-director of the McGill University Youth Gambling Research Clinic, called out government and private industry for the unprecedented marketing of gambling to kids--from using cartoon characters on state lottery scratchers to mainstream retailers' selling World Poker Tour chocolates. He cited a number of studies showing a link, although not necessarily...
Which brings us back to Sogavare's populist trump card. Sovereignty is a slippery concept in the arc of instability to Australia's north. In a typically under-the-radar speech on RAMSI's third anniversary, Batley defined it for tomorrow's leaders. "Sovereignty is not just about having the ability to pass laws," he told university students in Honiara. "It's also about the capacity of a nation to enforce those laws. Sovereignty is not just the ability to announce government policies. It's about the capacity of a nation to implement those policies and to pay for them...
When midlife adults reminisce about those days, the concept of a "simpler" life often informs their musings. Will Lewis, 58, the owner of a printing business in Leawood, Kans., recalls growing up in Bible Grove, Ill., with a population of fewer than 100, and the thrill of going to the nearby big town every Saturday, where he joined the line of kids waiting to ride the bucking bronco in front of the five-and-dime. Recently Lewis bought his very own pony, Nellie, from Kiddie Rides USA, a Denver outfit that purchases old rides, refurbishes them and sells them...