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...Because society’s moral axioms enervate attempts to convince the public to join this slim majority. Since Americans now shy away from a hierarchy of moral preferences, even those who would maintain their current care based on selfishness cannot be condemned. If forsaking current comforts for others would not be obligatory under our contemporary moral decorum, appeals for medical reform would then lose nearly all their persuasive force. While objectors rightly note that inaction hurts the uninsured, precisely because the currently comfortable might intend no harm, this complaint proves relevant but non-essential. In our modern mindset, sacrifice...
Brown held on to its slim advantage until Comrie blasted one through the block en route to tying the score at 18. Harvard took a late lead at 21-19 off of Brown attack errors and held on to grab a 25-22 victory...
Part of that problem lies with Swank. She is undeniably the most physically right American actress to play Earhart. Everything about her looks the part: the tousled hair, the toothy smile, that slim but womanly physique. Swank could have been handed a leather jacket and stepped right into the cockpit - although the painted-on freckles are a nice touch - and this intense resemblance unfairly vests us in the notion that Earhart will spring to life onscreen...
...seemingly interminable coverage of Michael Jackson’s untimely death this past June, an earnest correspondent ventured into the late singer’s vacant Neverland ranch to conduct an exclusive tour. While detailing the hard-hitting intricacies of Jackson’s bedroom door, a slim shadow appeared briefly, appearing to cross the corridor before disappearing. Within hours, reports surfaced that CNN had possibly captured footage of the ghost of Michael Jackson. Though the hasty hypothesis was certainly an outlandish one, it seemed to pale in comparison to the host of bizarre tales that had swirled about...
...local partnerships. In India he signed a deal with the Tata group, the country's largest conglomerate, which will open and manage Sisley stores; in the first half of this year, Benetton opened 95 new India outlets, despite the economic crisis. In Mexico, the partner is the billionaire Carlos Slim and his Sears Mexico group. Under a deal signed last year, Benetton aims to open 250 new standalone outlets and boutiques in Sears stores in Mexico. Alessandro is also targeting other Latin American countries as well as Turkey, Russia and China as significant future sources of growth. Conspicuously missing...