Word: shifts
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...global warming - it is potentially civilization-altering - and the solutions so far proposed - change a light bulb - are obvious and disheartening. Gore realized that back in December. "We have to abandon the conceit that isolated personal actions are going to solve this crisis," he said. "Our policies have to shift...
...country's much-loved mushrooms), silk stamps, steel stamps, scented stamps (way back in 1973) and even a stamp that could be played on a tiny record player. Now come the world's first CD-ROM stamps, containing documentaries about the country and marking Bhutan's political shift from kingdom to constitutional monarchy. Talk about pushing the envelope...
...first to release 3-D stamps, steel stamps, scented stamps (way back in 1973), even stamps that could be played on a tiny record player. Now come the world's first CD-ROM stamps. Self-adhesive wrappers contain documentaries marking the 100th anniversary of Bhutan's monarchy and its shift toward parliamentary democracy. And at nearly 4 sq. in. (26 sq cm), these stamps aren't just pushing the envelope. They're hogging...
...power of Big Government to solve the biggest problems of our time. They support major government investments that create jobs - 82% favor public works projects - and they remain sympathetic to the economy's victims: 70% say more government programs should help those now struggling. It is a shocking shift in sentiment, a counterreformation of sorts in a Republican-led era that emphasizes deregulation and self-reliance. Do Americans really want more government? The answer to that question may be provided in the November election. But history has shown that when the going gets tough, even the tough expect their Uncle...
...have better luck if it can wrangle full support from community groups like CitiWide, whose deep roots in the borough provide access to the at-risk population the plan hopes to reach. Its supporters are hopeful, but realistic. "Changing paradigms is hard," Futterman says, "and this is a paradigm shift...