Word: montreal
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...disrespect to the québecois, but the Bixi public bike system has been in place in Paris for more than a year. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated their language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, Boston...
...viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, Montreal...
...points to two international precedents that demonstrate the permissibility of such restrictions: a WTO ruling concerning American shrimp imports, and the Montreal Protocol, which established trade controls affecting ozone levels...
...Montreal Protocol, meanwhile, provided an important example of successful trade controls: firms were discouraged from relocating to evade standards through the imposition of non-discriminatory controls placed on industries that release CFCs, ozone-depleting compounds...
...their traditionally weak currency, why did they call it the loonie? A year ago, the joke was on us - a Canadian dollar was actually worth more than its American counterpart. Fortunately, economic catastrophe has reasserted the natural order of U.S.-Canadian relations. From the cosmopolitan charm of Montreal to the amazing skiing of Whistler (and, in between, Saskatchewan), America's neighbor to the north is a great place to spend strengthening greenbacks. Bonus: Global warming will make those biting Canadian winters just a little bit more endurable...