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...gone to the Zapatero government's expansion of gay rights. Spain had no national provisions for same-sex couples' rights until 2005, when it became only the third country in the world (after the Netherlands and Belgium) to allow gay marriages, and the first to give them full legal status, including adoption rights. After living together for a decade, Maribel Povedano, 39, and Adela Alvarez were married last May in Seville, watched over by scores of family and friends. "All our neighbors completely accept us, even those in their 70s or 80s," says Povedano. But she notes that homosexuals cannot...
...While this was undoubtedly informative, FM came up with a couple more tips we thought she should know. 1) Don’t mention siblings—that’s just rubbing it in. 2) You can tell a lot from toasting: a person of lower status touches the rim of their glass below the rim of a higher-status counterpart. 3) Chinese people will look up to you (you will be taller than most). 4) Tap your index and middle finger on the table twice to thank someone pouring tea or signal that you have enough. 5) Check...
...most of the debate Obama, taking advantage of his front-runner status, played good, error-free baseball as Clinton tried to score on him from every imaginable direction. Beyond that, the tenor of the evening depended in part on what you were shopping for. Clinton tried time and again to draw sharp distinctions between herself and Obama, and argue that the differences matter; while Obama, turning aside most of the distinctions large or small, used his time to rise above the arguments, elevate the conversation and invoke the larger causes that dominate his campaign speeches. In this regard, Obama narrowly...
...could afford a similar program given that its endowment is 50% larger than Yale’s, but doing so would remove the valuable life lesson Harvard is trying to teach it’s undergraduates: Large corporations that only seek to further their net value often overlook the status of life of those in their charge. Besides, the easy life is detrimental to the students—as witnessed by a typical Yalie who is weak and soft due to luxurious living. Compare this to a Harvard student, hardened by Darwinistic survival, and it becomes obvious which system...
...resistance to unfeeling despotism. Juxtaposed next to the story of the Ruler is that of Tajirika, a dimwitted political schemer. His tale, too, deals with chauvinism. Tajirika is married to Vinjinia, the perfect wife, who accepts his many affairs. Along with the Ruler, he represents the corrupt, repressive status quo. Tajirika is frightened by the specter of a feminist movement and the increasingly outspoken reaction of women against the increasingly intolerant political regime. These women seem utterly foreign to Tajirika’s traditional vision of the quiet, demure housewife. In response to the political upheaval caused by the feminists...