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...According to the New York Times, Philip Morris plans to announce Tuesday that it has developed a "safer" cigarette paper, which the company claims burns more slowly and generates less heat. The technology - which has reportedly been available since the 1980s - will be test-marketed in the company's Merit brand, and if it's successful (presumably if fewer deadly fires are inadvertently started and the paper doesn't cut down on the smooth taste of toxic chemicals), it will be introduced in more popular brands, such as Marlboro...
Last Wednesday evening--the last day of voting--the commission met to address possible over-spending and campaign violations by the Driskell-Burton ticket. Possible violations alleged by other campaigns include the stuffing of the first-year mailboxes--a potential University offense, which would merit immediate disqualification--and overspending through use of in-kind donations...
...Unfortunately, the plot and screenplay detract from the film's artistic merit. James Schamus' screenplay might reflect the language of the Civil War, yet the dialogue is entirely self-important and melodrama destroys any stake the viewer might have in the plot. Lee wishes to establish the North as a human presence, so Roedel reads some found union letters to the camp. Similarly, Lee has Roedel and Chiles talk under the stars to emphasize the characters' brotherhood...
Maria K. Moyer-Angus, spokesperson for Gap Inc., said yesterday the lawsuit "does not have merit...
...time, Zacarias acknowledged that his goal would be hard to meet. He estimated that as many as 6 of every 10 students would flunk if they had to advance on merit. Zacarias wanted to spend $140 million in the first year alone to help these kids. Why so much? Because a mountain of research shows that ending social promotion doesn't work if it just means more Fs. Kids who are simply forced to repeat grades over and over usually don't improve academically and often drop out. Zacarias wanted more tutoring, summer school and intensive-learning classes. Unqualified students...