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Major changes to Tommy’s are likely to be put on hold until after Iftakar launches a new convenience store just a few doors down from the pizza joint. Plans to replace all of the eatery’s old, outdated video games with newer ones are also underway. It remains doubtful whether Tommy’s will be able to reinvent itself. Maybe they should start with the pizza...
...good things must come to an end, and when the 1980s finally gave way to a newer decade, the tide of public favor had noticeably turned against the King of Pop. The little boy had never truly grown up, still craving attention in the strangest ways. Gobs of makeup and plastic surgery transformed the onetime teen idol into a ghoulish spectacle, and many found it ironic that the singer would preach “it don’t matter if you’re black or white” while looking increasingly caucasian. The pristine image of Michael Jackson...
...Georgia, Michigan and Texas suits all focused on admissions formulas and the extra points given to minority applicants. But if those decisions hold up, expect to see affirmative-action critics turn their attention to the newer, subtler affirmative-action policies. The same week the court issued the UGA ruling, the University of Florida announced, in response to an Office of Civil Rights directive, that it was changing its scholarship criteria to reduce the role of race. The move was unrelated to the UGA ruling, but it was a reminder that in the ongoing assault on affirmative action, these secondary forms...
Such strategies may spread swiftly as companies jettison the pensions that generations of Americans once worked for. As recently as 1992, traditional pension funds held 21% more assets than 401(k) accounts, IRAS and other defined contribution plans. Today these newer plans hold 15% more than pension funds, and the margin is expected to widen. With a growing number of retirees thus left to the tender mercies of financial markets, many are likely to turn to immediate fixed annuities as a haven they can count...
...defying church authority and church teaching, but rebellious groups like theirs are slowly dying. Most of their members are at or near retirement age, and their orders are simply not attracting new members. In contrast, those orders loyal to the church's teachings are growing. What's more, the newer Catholic religious orders, both female and male, are invariably orthodox, faithful to the church and thriving. Also, those Catholic dioceses loyal to the church are attracting seminarians. RON BRUNOEHLER Mendota...