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...ambition as I lay on my sofa munching popcorn. I'm now working up the ambition to go make dinner and finish the laundry. Annette Brehm West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. Ford Focused The quality of Ford's products must be improved [Feb. 6]. It's not rocket science. Build safe and sturdy cars that last, and they will sell. Unfortunately, too many consumers feel abandoned by North American car manufacturers when it comes to quality, and they are expressing that feeling by spending their hard-earned dollars elsewhere. Bob Doucett Dartmouth, Canada Instead of concentrating on cut-rate deals...
...store. They compared the sales of towels and candles, to which a “fair trade” label had been applied, to similar products that did not carry the label. The label included a statement that certified that the product was made in a “safe and healthy working environment which is free of discrimination.” Hiscox and Smyth found that sales increased dramatically for the labeled products. Even more surprisingly, consumers kept buying the products even as prices went up. “It did surprise me that demand for the labeled products...
...boom has its ugly-American side. Beachfront development has devastated parts of the reef around the diver's paradise of Roatn, the best-known of Honduras' storied Bay Islands. And although Antigua and Costa Rica are relatively safe, burglaries are up in Honduras, driving the development of gated communities. But Bill and Judith Allred, who in 1998 bought a pod-style home in Roatn conceived by the Canadian designer Hal Sorrenti, say common sense helps ward off crime. "This isn't St. Barts," says Judith. "You don't go out at night wearing jewels...
...sends. “I think the ban categorically associates gay and bisexual men with promiscuity and danger, which is incorrect, if not actually malicious,” he wrote. “These sorts of reactionary policies promote prejudice instead of actually taking steps to make the process safe.” The BGLTSA has opposed the current policy for years, according to Thoreson. In the past, the student group has organized awareness raising events around blood drives, said Feldstein, who is also a Crimson editorial editor. The FDA defends the ban as a necessary precaution against sexually transmitted...
...women and their supporters, will be a symbolic “room of our own,” a place where women who otherwise feel like the “outsiders” will feel at home. On the practical side, the center will provide a “safe space” for women to go when they have been harassed, assaulted, or otherwise harmed or discriminated against because of their gender...