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...Your article asks what the cause of the bigger-families phenomenon might be. The answer is simple and relates to a basic aspect of of human nature. In the U.S. and here in Australia, the rich are anxious to maintain their position in society and are worried about being outnumbered by groups viewed as beneath them. This desire may be subconscious, but they feel they have much to lose unless they maintain the status quo. Dr. Rebecca Fanany, Vermont South...
...British Architects in London - the first large-scale Bawa exhibit outside Sri Lanka - the only real attention given was a snarky article in Building Design by London-based Sri Lankan architect Shanti Jayawardene, slamming Bawa as an élitist from a privileged background who catered only to the rich...
...terrified of crime in your neighborhood. That's not happening in Louisiana today. We're the only state in the South where people are moving out faster than they're moving in. Every year we're losing about 30,000 of our people. And we're a rich state. Thirty percent of the nation's oil and gas comes off our coast. Thirty percent of the fisheries come off our coast. Five of the nation's largest ports. We've got all kinds of advantages...
...decision to free Volz sent a shockwave around the country this week and revived a old debate on whether justice is applied equally to foreigners and Nicaraguans, and to rich and poor. The decision to free Volz and not Chamorro seems to have divided people along class lines, with most expatriates and wealthier Nicaraguans applauding the decision. The vast majority of poor Nicaraguans, however, complain that it is another case of the rich getting away with murder...
...Sun’s characters allow the audience to watch the story unfold from a number of different angles, resulting in an incredibly rich narrative. But what makes this approach most effective is the completeness with which Sun depicts each of these personalities...