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...would curb greenhouse gas emissions from utilities and vehicles. Environmentalists and others have opposed these initiatives, saying they are gravely flawed and costly. By far the most heated is Proposition 8, which would amend the California Constitution to ban same-sex couples from marriage. Proposition 8 protests which have sprung up throughout Northern California in recent weeks are still raging. Over the weekend, 1,000 people stormed Fresno City Hall for a No on 8 Rally. On the eve of the election, over 100 people gathered on a busy street corner in Sacramento to scream opposing views at each other...
...call from a hardware store clerk who inexplicably assumed I came with Y chromosomes and could lift 200 lbs. I was so desperate at this point I tried to play along, but eventually he found me out.Enter IceScapes Italian Ice & Frozen Treats, a modest joint near my house that sprung up in a building previously occupied by a fast food chain. I was initially attracted by the “NOW HIRING” sign in the window, but quickly fell in love for other reasons. It seemed like I’d stumbled upon my dream job, and they...
...Boyner. The Boyner family's retailing business includes many of the world's top brands, from high-end names such as Prada and Bottega Veneta to more affordable ones like Benetton. Along with their competitors, the Boyners have been on a roll. New shopping malls have sprung up across the country, especially in Istanbul, where some of the most recent examples were deliberately aimed at upscale, upwardly mobile clients. The Boyners have fully participated in this boom; for luxury goods alone, they doubled their retail space over the past two years. But now luxury is taking a fall, and sales...
...whitman” would face competition from another group recruiting high-brow henchmen. Alpha Delta Phi, again at large in Cambridge after disappearing for nearly half a century, was also looking for new members. Their mysterious posters sprung up on campus, tempting worthy undergraduates with a “literary society” whose illustrious members included none other than Franklin Delano Roosevelt, graduate of the class of 1880, who is also a former Crimson president...
...dissatisfaction with the central government. The Taliban has capitalized on widespread disillusion with corrupt, centrally appointed officials to recruit to its cause. Few Afghans feel that they have an adequate outlet for settling grievances, like land disputes, so they are more likely to turn to Taliban courts that have sprung up in government vacuums. Real reconciliation, says Nathan, should be taking place at the grass roots, with Afghans who have become alienated from the government. If they can be persuaded that the government is looking after their needs, they are less likely to support the Taliban...