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...heaven's sake, don't sit on the sidelines and complain," he told the crowd of students, many of whom were dangling their legs over the upper balconies of the ARCO Forum. "Think about devoting yourselves to a life of public service...
Grades were a basic dilemma. Nowhere else, Richmond realized, were people expected to work without compensation. An A-plus could not be saved, or invested, or traded for something of value. That was how a teacher with a deep belief in the value of learning for its own sake began paying his students -- in fake money -- for completed assignments, good marks and perfect attendance. Students then used their "cash" to play a new game, a sort of life-size, walking version of Monopoly in which they bought, sold and mortgaged various "properties" around the classroom...
George Bush accuses Bill Clinton of wanting to sacrifice jobs for the sake of the environment. Bush says he himself would never do that, although he cares passionately about the environment. Bill Clinton indignantly denies the charge. He says better environmental protection will create, not destroy, jobs...
...argument are kidding. The obvious truth is that of course there's a trade-off between jobs and environmental standards. What's more, it's a trade-off both candidates are willing to make. George Bush, for example, signed the Clean Air Act. He brags about it. For the sake of cleaner air, that law imposes on factories pollution standards that will raise expenses and reduce output -- and, inevitably, cost jobs...
...number of fans supporting the perennial world champions was approximately zero. And though this was their national day, no flags were flying in their honor. Nonetheless, the Cuban baseball team went out and polished the diamond till it sparkled, showing off all the sports-for-sports'- sake swagger of a team that has won 63 of 64 international games in recent years. All but unknown prodigies with names like Omar and Orestes and Lourdes gave a master class not only in the fundamentals but also in the finer points of flamboyance -- bunting one-handed, stretching singles into triples, chiseling...