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...woman, plus the offspring that they alone produced - is being toppled. In its place, Europeans are developing their own, innovative models of family. For millions, that means delaying the decision to have children until later in life - or not having them at all. For others, it means accepting a union between a gay or lesbian couple as a family, whether or not the Catholic Church agrees. Still other couples split up and re-form, in ever more complex constellations involving stepchildren and adopted children, as well as co-parents and friends who are co-opted as carers. For better...
...Mesic for his “long” historical analysis, arousing laughter among the audience. Tadic said that political autonomy in Kosovo might set a dangerous precedent for other independence-seeking regions such as Chechnya and South Ossetia. Both presidents emphasized the need for entry into the European Union (EU). Croatia is currently under consideration for membership, but Serbia must resolve its internal political fractures before the EU will consider the country for membership. Mesic said that Croatia, too, faces obstacles on its way to acceptance into the EU. The country, which has shifted from an autocratic, semi-presidential...
...protest, co-sponsored by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615 and the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), took place in front of the Holyoke Center, where Harvard’s Labor and Employee Relations Office is located...
Approximately 120 students, union members, and Cantabrigians gathered Friday to rally in support of a Harvard janitor allegedly fired from his job in late June after his manager found him unconscious at work...
Danny Meyer has learned a thingor two about business since he opened the Union Square Cafe in New York City in 1985. The downtown eatery has become the cornerstone of one of America's most successful restaurant organizations, a culinary empire that runs the gamut from white tablecloth to outdoor hamburger shack. The common theme, as he explains in his new memoir-cum-business manual, Setting the Table (HarperCollins), is something he calls "enlightened hospitality," an idea he will happily apply to any business endeavor. He serves up quite a bit of advice in his book. A sampling...