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...natural connection to an amusement park? And how exactly does a creepy old man in a bow tie appeal to the kids that drive Six Flags' business? "I don't think many 11-year-olds relate to George Burns types," says Lippert. Hey, don't insult a late, great funnyman by comparing...
...sale of marijuana. The state's proposed $50-per-oz. pot tax would bring in about $1.3 billion a year in additional revenue. Ammiano's bill was shelved this session, but he expects to introduce a revised bill early next year. (See TIME's photo-essay "The Great American Pot Smoke...
...minimum wage was first instituted in Australia and New Zealand in the 1890s in response to frequent, bitter strikes and was adopted by Massachusetts in 1912 to cover women and children. With voters seeking a bulwark against the Great Depression, wage-hour legislation was an issue in the 1936 Presidential race. On the campaign trail, a young girl handed a note to one of Franklin Roosevelt's aides asking for help: "I wish you could do something to help us girls," it read. "Up to a few months ago we were getting our minimum pay of $11 a week...Today...
...John Amaechi, 38, retired NBA player, broadcaster I'd start my day at the Art of Tea, tel: (44-161) 448 9323, a little café cum bookshop with comfy furniture and a great travel section, before heading to Shlurp!, tel: (44-161) 839 5199, for a lovely fresh salad or soup on the hop - they make everything in-house. Then I'd head to the Manchester Art Gallery, tel: (44-161) 235 8888, as there's always something exciting going on. For dinner, it would have to be Michael Caines - the Michelin-starred chef, not the actor...
Less than 10 months ago, the great fear in Asia was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction already taking place in the U.S. as a result of the financial crisis. Stock markets tumbled as exports plunged and economic growth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened and buyers evaporated. (Read "China's Economic Recovery Gathers Steam...