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...while these new supermarkets still only account for less than 5% of the industry, opposition to their presence is growing louder. In the past few months there have been protests in Uttar Pradesh in central India and the communist-ruled Kerala and West Bengal, including violent demonstrations last September that forced Reliance Fresh, the food stores arm of Reliance Retail, to shut their shops and lay off staff. "We want the government to stop large corporations from entering the retail segment until it puts in place a national policy that is agreeable to all the stakeholders including small traders, shopkeepers...
...Neither McDonough nor other Florida corrections officials will discuss the suits, since they're still pending. But the state in the past has insisted that pepper spray is one of the more benign means of controlling violent and mentally ill prisoners - and Florida is hardly the only state that uses such chemical agents to handle unruly inmates. But beyond the pepper spray issue, groups like Berg's acknowledge that McDonough, an MIT grad and former Army colonel, has begun long-overdue reforms to tackle corruption and other abuses. "We're changing the culture of the Department," McDonough insists. "There...
...Burmese monks would have enjoyed themselves! Not only can residents of Cambridge have a good time, they can have a good time and criticize their political leaders, all without fear of violent retribution...
...Space Carved Out,” choreographed by Ruth Bronwen and performed by Catherine Murcek, was the most pleasant piece of the evening. The soundtrack consisted of peaceful vocals and strings, as well as a prayer-like poem. The choreography, which switched seamlessly between alternately violent and flowing movements, gave the piece a sentiment that was at once intensely focused and serene. Murcek’s earnest expression and effortless executions made the piece a pleasure to watch...
...political activist who won in 2004.) As the IPCC's own reports this year show, unabated global warming will likely lead to competition for increasingly scarce resources and create waves of climate refugees in the hottest and poorest nations. A warmer world will almost certainly be a more violent one, so it's fitting that those who've done the most on climate change should be celebrated as warriors for peace...