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...Alaska Klub, according to its statement of purpose, is “a forum for Alaskans to gather and discuss items of cultural, societal and political interest pertaining to Alaska and it’s [sic] world dominance...
...Despite fears that it could yet collapse, the deeply blackened structure of the hotel remains intact. Inside the lobby, where local politicians and journalists would ritually gather for discreet conversation, the furniture has been overturned. The floor is covered in scattered shards of glass, broken bits of the ceiling, torn carpet, leaves, and small pools of blood. The once blindingly luminous ceiling chandelier now dangles precariously over the reception desk. Only the rarely used grand piano appears undamaged. And there's water everywhere...
...accelerated campaign season puts special pressure on down-ballot candidates. Voters traditionally gather information about local races and ballot initiatives late in a campaign cycle. With less time to define themselves and their opponents, local candidates may end up spending more money to cycle quickly through "meet the candidate" commercials and then contrast and attack ads before voting starts...
...Development Goals (MDGS)--a series of targets in a program that channels aid to key issues, including education and clean water--to be met by 2015. The MDGS hold people "to a golden standard for progress," says Jamie Drummond, executive director of the antipoverty organization DATA. When world leaders gather in New York City this month to take stock of the MDGS, their speeches are likely to tout the many achievements since 2000: millions more African children now attend school and sleep under mosquito nets; thousands of new water wells have been dug. Yet though maternal health care underpins many...
...chat about another person - may not be so nefarious when one desires to protect someone from harm. Hearing gossip that your son's friend is a drug-dealer may aid you in steering your loved one away from a destructive relationship. Gossip may also simply be a way to gather useful and helpful information about our social worlds without direct and embarrassing inquiry. Gossip - or the fear of gossip - may in this way serve to enforce the social norms that are necessary for any group to exist. And, of course, gossiping with someone signifies that they are your confidante...