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Wind's success says something about a dicey political issue: Should government tamper with free enterprise to nurture a new technology? The answer for renewable energy sources is definitely yes. Had manufacturers and utilities not received state and federal assistance early on, the future of wind power would now be controlled by either Japan or Europe; both have consistently funded wind research. Today American technology dominates the field...
...those years Thomas got the campus Black Student Union to adopt guidelines for the behavior of men in the dormitory who had women guests on the weekends. The code included rules for dress, language and how to deal with the dicey bathroom issue. "He was acutely aware of these things at 21," says Clifford Hardwick, a friend who is now an attorney in Savannah, "when many of us weren't even thinking about them...
...country views its new challenges as especially dicey. Its postwar identity depended on the postwar system, which has come unglued. Mitterrand's ambitions for E.C. political union and a joint defense policy are central to his design of preserving France's status as the Continent's anchor. Washington-based analyst Jenonne Walker notes, "De Gaulle was never willing to meld France into a Europe able to act as a unit. Mitterrand is willing to do that." Trickier is the question of whether the French people, fearing for their national soul, will go along...
...Schwarzkopf deal has triggered another round of soul searching in publishing circles over the spiraling sums being paid for books that frequently do not live up to their blockbuster expectations. In Schwarzkopf's case the gamble could be especially dicey. To be sure, Americans could not get enough of their newest war hero in the heady months following the gulf campaign. But will they love him in November 1992 (assuming he and a yet-to- be-named ghostwriter work fast) as they...
Religion is a dicey subject for humor: just ask Arswendo Atmowiloto, editor of the now defunct Jakarta newspaper Monitor. The tabloid had asked readers to vote for Indonesia's most "admirable public figures." More than 600 names were sent in on 33,900 postcards. President Suharto led with 5,003 votes, and a variety of government officials, pop stars and even Saddam Hussein filled out the top nine slots. Arswendo finished 10th, just ahead of the Prophet Muhammad. Monitor reporters had warned their boss to leave Islam's founder off the list, and now Arswendo is paying for his lack...