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...shade of green. Peiros acknowledges that Clorox's daring "to mainstream the idea of natural cleaners" has fueled a healthy amount of skepticism among consumers all too aware that Green Works was sired by a company that sells carbon-releasing Kingsford charcoal and petroleum-based Glad bags, not to mention cat litter and even water filters. Karen Hernandez, a jewelry designer in Sarasota, Fla., who considers bleach a "necessary evil," says that given Clorox's product portfolio, she would not buy their green line of products. "Something's amiss that makes me feel uncomfortable about it," Hernandez says...
...ostensible protagonist of “The Wire” is idealistic cop Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), but speaking only of McNulty does a disservice to the show’s remarkable ensemble of brilliant detectives, cunning drug dealers, beleaguered bureaucrats, and heartbreaking street victims—not to mention the show’s breakout character, Omar Little, a drug thief/Robin Hood figure who has made actor Michael K. Williams one of the show’s true stars...
...chicken quesadillas to the injustice of Harvard students’ delicate palates taking precedence when, “There are millions of people in the world who can’t eat at all.” Of course, it’s rather a stretch (not to mention overly self-flagellating) to suggest that if we were only a little less fussy, African children wouldn’t be starving. But the issues aren’t quite as far apart as you might think...
...reform can’t come quickly enough, despite the educational aims of the Board. Until transparency is increased, communication is improved, and sunlight is shined on the Board’s operations, there will continue to be a large segment of the student body who trembles at the mention of its name, rendering futile its attempts to seem less like an inquisition and more like a way to get students back onto the straight-and-narrow...
Just as Adam and Eve were unashamed of their nakedness before Eve went and ate that apple (heyyy, Lit C-70!), I was perfectly happy peddling around on my sweet, stable ride. Double the wheels, double the fun. Not to mention that I could ride around hands-free with a heck of a lot less effort...