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When plans for Hydro-Quebec were announced in 1970, Quebec's premier, Robert Bourassa, called it the "project of the century." But Ann H. Stewart, coordinator of the Massachusetts Save James Bay organization, said opponents now refer to the project as the "folly of the century...
Other states have identities. California has a metaphysic. Americans do not refer to the Pennsylvania Dream or the Missouri Dream. California has always been an immaterial, shimmering thing in the imagination, the golden exception, the California Dream. California is where the Europeans' westward trajectory ended. Americans become metaphysical about the place because when they run out of continent, they start to review the entire national experience and try to add up its meaning...
...refer specifically to the exploding pink triangle on the cover of the October/November issue. Whether or not it was Peninsula's intention, such imagery immediately calls up visions of violence towards homosexuals and not just opposition to their practices...
...repackaged data -- which often include hearsay and inaccuracies -- are then sold to government agencies, mortgage lenders, retailers, small businesses, marketers and insurers. When making loan decisions, banks rely on credit-bureau reports about the applicant's bill-paying history. Employers often refer to them in making hiring decisions. Marketers use information about buying habits and income to target their mail-order and telephone pitches. Even government agencies are plugging in to commercial data bases to make decisions about eligibility for health-care benefits and Social Security...
CHIROPRACTIC. Although most doctors still wince when you mention chiropractors, some fairly rigorous studies have shown their manipulations of the spine to be effective in relieving lower-back pain. Orthopedic surgeons have even been known to refer patients to back crackers, and some 30 U.S. hospitals have chiropractors on staff. Because almost every nerve in the body runs through the spinal cord, chiropractors maintain that they can treat all manner of ills by "adjusting" the vertebrae. However, beyond the lower back, there is no proof -- aside from reams of anecdotal testimony -- that the method works...