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...With British parliamentary elections due by June 2010, party tacticians may be tempted to borrow from the BNP's populist playbook, talking tough on immigration and integration. Such rhetoric often proves a vote winner. But exploiting voters' discontent can simply stoke it. Until mainstream parties figure out how to earn back public trust and respect, the lunatic fringes will gain ground. That might be good news for BBC ratings, but it's bad news for British democracy...
...reason given for postponing retirement has shifted in the past year. In 2008, the most popular reason cited was "to stay mentally active," which was given by 83% of those surveyed. Today, however, the top reason is "to earn enough money to live well," cited by 84%. That need for ongoing funding could have wide-ranging effects on the workplace. "You're going to see older Americans in the workforce longer, and that has implications for the entry level of the workforce," he says. (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...
...course they need to do more," says Lai. "The political will is there, but the problem is implementation at the local level." Millions of people live on these lands and earn their livelihoods from the forest. It's always a challenge to pursue policies that allow local communities to live in the protected areas but also maintain the habitats. Other countries in Asia are trying to do this, he says, but Vietnam is actually faring better than most...
When Rhoda Janzen went away to college, she was determined to leave her past behind. But unlike the average independence-minded freshman, Janzen was Mennonite - a member of a small, strict Christian denomination with only 110,000 members in the U.S. She went on to earn a Ph.D. from UCLA and become an English professor. But in 2006, at age 43, a personal crisis sent her back to her Mennonite roots in Fresno, Calif. Janzen has written a new book about her unusual journey, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress (Henry Holt). TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs reached Janzen...
Sheldon shot a pair of 79s to place in a tie for eighth with a score of 158 on the weekend. Rookie Chloe Altchek and sophomore Christine Cho rounded out Harvard’s scoring golfers, both shooting +16, which was good enough to earn them both a tie for 12th place among the 48 competitors that finished the 36 holes of play...