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...problem in Nicaragua, according to Liberal Constitutional Party lawmaker Francisco Aguirre, is that most people don't know what the laws say, including the government. "In this country, we pass laws and we don't know what they say and we don't care," he says. "This is an outlaw country." Still, Aguirre predicts, the issue of the new currency and whether it's legal or not is a case of a "tempest in a teapot" - an issue that will fade away as soon as the inevitable next crisis comes around. (Read a story about Nicaragua's vampire problem...
Over the past decade or so, Piano has become one of the most sought-after architects in the U.S., especially for museum commissions. In Houston, Atlanta, New York City, San Francisco and Fort Worth, Texas, museum trustees have gone to Piano for buildings that are serene, lucid and elegantly detailed. His designs may not push the envelope, but they seal it with a kiss. His best buildings have a delicacy inseparable from their tensile power. As Piano likes to say, "Beauty is not romantic. Beauty is very strong." Put in those terms, it would be fair to say that...
...asset classes, when economic growth begins to return. Other experts argue against a rapid rebound, because inventories are high for commodities such as oil, and because demand for natural resources has been so thoroughly squelched in some industries that it may not fully recover any time soon. Francisco Blanch, head of commodities research for Merrill Lynch in London, says he doesn't expect overall demand will return to 2007 levels until 2011 at the earliest. "Over a number of years we will get back to supply constraints," says Blanch, but "it won't happen over the next...
...score $30 round-trip tickets to London or Paris. The first 20 customers to visit their local STA Travel branch or call 800-360-9273 on Wednesday, May 20, can get a ticket to London or Paris, departing from New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle. As with any good deal, there are caveats: You must be under 26 or a currently enrolled student to qualify. A valid ISIC or IYTC identity card (for student travel) is required to purchase the ticket; you can buy one on site for $22 if you don't have...
...movement was born on March 29, 2008, when hundreds of green-minded patrons poured into a San Francisco convenience store after Schulkin solicited bids from 23 stores in the area to find the business that would promise to spend the highest percentage of Carrotmob profits on more energy-efficient lighting. The crowd spent more than $9,200 at the K&D Market, which then fulfilled its pledge to plow 22% of the day's revenue into greener lighting - with the haul from the Carrotmob providing enough cash to make all the improvements recommended by an energy auditor (and Carrotmob supporter...