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...slaughterhouses across the U.K. - could soon be a thing of the past if the recommendation published last week by the Farm Animal Welfare Council (F.A.W.C.) that all animals be stunned before slaughter becomes law. Both Islam and Judaism forbid consuming animals' blood and require that livestock be conscious when killed so that the blood pumps out. Animals used for halal and kosher meat must be healthy and uninjured when slaughtered for consumption. Although animal-cruelty regulations throughout Europe say that livestock must be stunned before slaughter, Britain and most countries allow exemptions on religious grounds. Spain, for example, permits...
...Price-conscious trips today require more preflight planning than simply calling one or two major airlines that serve your city, but the potential payoff is huge. The typical fare has dropped 18% since 2000, although flyers might have to arrive at a secondary airport or bring their own dinner. And to the delight of their employees and shareholders, several of the smaller airlines are finding ways to boost revenues and profits in their niches. "What are crumbs for the major airlines are a full meal for us," says Dan McKinnon, CEO of tiny North American Airlines, primarily a charter carrier...
...convenience offered by Penney's, "kids don't feel good about going into that store," says Russo. "It isn't hip like American Eagle or Abercrombie's." Tim Lyons, a Penney's spokesman, counters that its business with teen girls is growing by double digits. "Teens are value conscious," he says. But Russo says the ads, which focus on fun, don't reflect that value message. Target's ads, on the other hand, "communicate a funky, contemporary approach, and people feel it's a hip place to shop for products at a great price." Despite the rapid growth...
...things we do is prick the conscious of people who hear about us. It’s in the air, it will happen,” Dimmitt says. “They don’t have to pay attention to us, but they have to pay attention to the issue of women...
Judith Rodin: When increasing diversity] is self-conscious, a lot of very interesting things happen. I don’t mean that in a negative way. It’s just that it was very much on everyone’s mind. I think now the challenge is—and Shirley’s done something marvelous in appointing so many women deans and a woman provost—because I have seen, as we have achieved more success for women, people paying less attention to. It is more accepted and more obvious. But as I look...