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...unlikely to be their last. This week Conservative Felipe Calderón, a member of Fox's National Action Party (PAN), is expected to be declared the winner by a razor-thin margin, after two months of ballot recounts and bitter legal challenges. But thousands of López Obrador stalwarts insist they will continue occupying the Zócalo, Mexico City's main plaza, and the Paseo de la Reforma, its principal avenue, where they have been living for weeks under pup tents and sprawling tarpaulins. "We'll stay here as long as it takes to get López Obrador declared...
...recommended for kids under 13). Only the R and NC-17 ratings can theoretically keep kids out of a movie. The rest is up to parents. Indeed, the MPAA's professed purpose is to suggest to parents which films would be suitable to children of varying ages (and to insist that exhibitors enforce these suggestions). So instead of a committee staffed by psychiatrists, film professionals and civil servants, the MPAA ratings board is meant to comprise parents of children from five to 17 - adults whose home job as well as ratings mission is to ask themselves, "Can my child handle...
...surprisingly, environmentalists contend that technologies and strategies already exist to meet a sharp reduction in carbon emissions from power plants, oil refineries and other sources. And better technology, they insist, will be developed as a result of the new law. "California is positioning itself to become the hub of a new clean energy economy based on solar energy, ethanol and other renewable fuels," says Bernadette del Chiaro of Environment California, a Sacramento-based group. "These will be the next Silicon Valley industries for California to export to the rest of the world...
...Stephen Colbert Funny? If you didn't laugh at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the bloggers insist, you're a White House lackey...
...Creperie (1154 Massachusetts Avenue), a hidden gem. Though the crepes are by no means cheap, they’re tasty and original. Start with the “Jambon” crepe, followed by a Nutella crepe for dessert. The staff is not particularly friendly, so make sure to insist on your student discount by showing your Crimson ID. It will save you, on average, a full 50 cents...