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...hold candles at his parents' vigils during the Gulf War. Now he's the international coordinator of Moveon.org an antiwar movement that has four paid staff members and no office but wields enough power to set a major metropolis on high alert. Using nothing more than e-mail and instant messages, Pariser can ask an army of 750,000 protesters to take to the streets whenever he chooses--although the dates are decided by an even larger, equally ad hoc international peace network. On Feb. 15, Pariser's army joined millions of people who demonstrated in cities around the world...
Gigante's presence in Mexico gives it instant credibility with Latinos. Frias says when the company first surveyed potential customers in California, 70% recognized the Gigante name. Besides a wider and more authentic selection of Mexican products, Gigante also boasts prices that are on average 15% lower than those at traditional supermarkets. Gigante can afford to charge less, thanks in part to lower labor costs. Under its union contract signed last year, check-out clerks make $10.29 an hour, compared with $17.90 at major California chains; Gigante's meatcutters make $7 an hour less than their counterparts at other union...
They sign on to AOL Instant Messenger chat rooms on Friday and Saturday nights when the league action is particularly tense, and update each other on scores. They play pick-’em games weekly...
...actors explained that the show’s structure—relaxed, humorous interaction followed by the serious discussion of rape—was structured to parallel a date in which flirtation becomes a serious violation in an instant...
...none of these solutions were ideal. Jennifer G. Altarriba ’03, HRTV’s president, explains the difficulty in drawing large audiences even through webcasts: “We are Harvard students. We want instant gratification.” Webcasts involve too many steps and are too time-consuming to watch, she says...