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...practical upshot is that there will be more same-sex ceremonies, which some Conservative rabbis have been performing already without official sanction. The University of Judaism, a seminary in Los Angeles, will almost certainly begin making gay rabbis immediately; New York's Jewish Theological Seminary will debate the issue and probably decide to follow suit. Two smaller seminaries in Argentina and Hungary may continue the no-gays route...
...could help his carmakers save billions of dollars on everything from power trains to transmissions. But the talks fizzled when Ghosn and GM chairman Rick Wagoner couldn't agree on terms--to the relief of Nissan and Renault shareholders, who didn't want Ghosn moonlighting in Detroit. The upshot: Ghosn hasn't given up on a partnership, but for the time being he says he just wants to run his brands. "We're concentrating on putting Nissan back into a position of strong growth and Renault on track to hit its targets for 2009," he says...
...officials ran out of absentee ballots and had to send out photocopies. In Cleveland, more than 100,000 people are expected to vote absentee. Cuyahoga County officials can't start counting those until midnight on Election Day morning; they have to stop counting when the regular votes arrive. The upshot? It's going to be a long night in Ohio. And probably a few other places as well...
...Upshot: perpetuation of patriarchal social hierarchy...
...Upshot: expense account. ’Nuff said...