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...individual responsibility. Says Richard Yoast, director of the AMA Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse: "Trying to convince students not to binge drink doesn?t work, particularly when they?re surrounded by powerful social influences encouraging them to do just that. Every night they are lured by cheap drink specials. Couple that with easy access to alcohol, and glamorous, fun, sex-filled advertising imagery, and you have a very appealing message." Change the environment, argues Yoast, and you?ll reduce alcohol abuse...
...people are hearing nasty things about their Social Security. Baby boomers are hearing even nastier things about their 401(k)s. The young, cheap or skilled are doing all right, but they're doing a lot of job-hopping, and they're now well aware that those stock options aren't going to retire anybody anytime soon...
...Despite its dirty, dangerous legacy, coal is what fuels China. While most other nations ended coal dependence years ago, China is still both the world's largest producer and consumer. Chairman Mao linked his country's future success to the cheap fuel, and from the hearth of the tiniest hut to the boiler rooms of big state-owned factories, coal is king. But decades of overuse have left sooty skies, polluted streams and eroded topsoil levels. Despite a pledge to cut down its contribution to global warming, China is the second-largest producer of greenhouse gases behind the U.S., with...
...quiet Banna Guesthouse, where an air-conditioned double costs $18 per night; call (86-691) 212-3559 to book. Jinghong also boasts a number of small cafEs. The Mei Mei CafE in the town center offers the staple backpacker breakfast of banana pancakes as well as other good, cheap Western and Chinese food. Staff can also organize a variety of outings. Across the street, the Forest CafE has a similar menu and a good selection of books (in English) on the region. Sarah, the energetic Chinese owner, specializes in jungle treks and can organize any other trips you want. Drop...
...enjoys these entertainments more than the business offices of the big media. What the stories have in common, from a journalistic point of view, is that they are (almost all of them) incredibly cheap to cover. For Elian Gonzalez, for example, all that a media giant needed for seven days a week, twenty four hours a day on air was a couple of sound people and a van and a camera and a producer and an on-camera correspondent to stand outside the Miami relatives' house and yak solemnly about how Elian came out this morning to play...