Word: householder
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...dose of repression is good for stability. They are also aware that repression has its dangers. Stifling opposition leaves room for the growth of official corruption and hurts the government's international prestige. So the new leaders have some reforms in mind. These include: revising the country's inequitable household registration system that discriminates against rural residents; strengthening the rules for investigating Party members who abuse their positions; and reinforcing the institutions that allow popular "supervision" of local cadres. But they have no plans to alter the fundamental character of Party rule through real sharing of power and information. Whatever...
...married with children, had an intimate relationship with Michael Barrymore, a gay TV personality recently disgraced after a man was found dead in his pool. The most combustible story concerned a tape supposedly made by Diana in secret, in which a man who used to work in the royal household allegedly claims he was raped by an aide to Prince Charles in 1989. The police have investigated but no charges have been brought. The Queen knows from experience how hard the scandal machine - fueled by money, vengeance and newspaper sales - is to switch off. Burrell seems not quite to grasp...
...Last decade, ETrade was a champion of online stock trading; today, while still letting you do trades on the cheap, it's a financial superstore with style, revamped and reorganized to provide a full array of banking and investing services. Users can open a checking or brokerage account, pay household bills, apply for home-equity loans, even get car-insurance quotes. In another twist, the site has built a bricks-and-mortar presence, opening personal-service locations in dozens of SuperTarget retail stores...
...personal touch and natty dress?he favors blazers, turtlenecks and gold-embroidered dress shirts, as well as the more usual flowing robes?has transformed him into a household name in Indonesia. He owns 15 publishing, broadcasting and other media ventures that help spread his message, and operations are booming. His secretaries sift through some 1,200 invitations to speak every month. Although he first appeared on national television only two years ago, Aa Gym says he is now able to charge up to $100,000 an hour for broadcasts during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts...
...advance of a traditional ritual prescribed to spiritually cleanse the island after a mortal enemy attack. Priests plan to slaughter a deer, a bull, a cow, a goat, a turtle, a pig, a white swan, a red swan and a black dog with a black tongue, and each household on the island will erect bamboo poles laden with fruits, flowers and palm fronds. Rituals may vanquish ghosts, but they aren't known to scare off terrorists...