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...three months by eating two subs a day. Now here's a question: Why do you know Jared? Of all the stories out there, why did Jared's land on Oprah, get a book deal, help push Subway sales up 18% in one year--why does it persist in the pop lexicon seven years later? Or, more to the point of anyone in the business of selling ideas (manager, fund raiser, coach, parent): How do you get your message to resonate as loudly as Jared...
...death of two teenagers in a poor suburb of Paris set off 12 days of riots in destitute and disenchanted banlieues throughout France. As clashes with police multiply in the run-up to that anniversary, France is nervously eyeing the high unemployment and sense of exclusion that persist among the young descendants of France's post-war immigration...
...comes to affordable housing, I do believe we do more than any city in the commonwealth,” Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio said in an interview yesterday. But when the city offers affordable housing, it draws new residents from nearby localities—and the housing crunch persists. “We’re not joined by many other communities in making affordable housing a priority, and I think that means we’re always going to be swimming against the tide,” Galluccio said.Historically, Galluccio said, students at Cambridge’s universities have...
...Australia's role in Iraq put it at greater risk of an attack? Australia and Australian interests remain under threat from a range of sources, and there is no sign that the threat is abating. We were at risk before Iraq, and the threat will likely persist for as long as we can envisage. Is ASIO doing enough to keep Australia secure? The job of security intelligence is never finished. [After a bomb attack that nearly killed then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher,] the IRA said: "We only have to be lucky once. You have to be lucky...
...Will you still persist if he does not resign? Yes, this movement is not just about Chen but about the core values of our society...