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...concessions to the Vatican are more like international PR than any newfound responsiveness to the clamoring of religious Cubans. On Jan. 25, the Pope will depart; government-stamped religion will likely leave with him. "Next Dec. 25," says Ostling, "it's back to the fields for the sugar harvest...
...Christmas. For the first time in 28 years, Cubans had a whole day off to sing, dance, feast and pray in celebration of the birth of baby Jesus -- all thanks to the power of the Pope. After yanking the holiday in 1969, purportedly because it interfered with the sugar harvest, Fidel Castro reinstated it this year at the urging of Pope John Paul in advance of his visit Jan. 21-25. Has the leader of the Western Hemisphere's only semi-Stalinist state finally seen the light...
Spam--unsolicited junk E-mail--is perhaps the most irritating feature of online life. Its purveyors use powerful software to "harvest" screen names and then ship out bulk electronic mail bearing sales pitches or get-rich-quick schemes. But erotic spam is more than just irritating. It is offensive to many, and if there are young kids in the house, it can be downright scary. Children may not be that interested in getting rich quick, but they may be tempted to peek at an X-rated Website. And while that is reasonably easy to do in any case...
...Because of the way we have operated, and because of the laws out here in California, there's not too many things that change for us," Biswell said. "We direct the workers, they harvest the grapes, and they're able to put together a good box of grapes...
...harvest time, Kovacevich employs about 400 workers at $5.75 per hour, plus an extra 20 cents per box. Because Kern Country employs more than 25,000 pickers in the harvest months, some workers arrive from Texas and Mexico, but Kovacevich says his workforce is still 75 percent local...