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...Burt and Loni How did the magic unravel? After five years of marriage, Burt Reynolds sued Loni Anderson for divorce, and the subsequent conflict was extremely snarly. The high point -- spectaclewise -- came when Reynolds, on TV, challenged his ex to truth-serum and lie-detector tests to prove that she cheated on him before he cheated...
...fundamental things I did differently. I achieved thus far almost all of the goals which I set for myself within these past four years. I would hope that history would recognize that I, together with all those who supported me, have shown courage, integrity, honesty at the moment of truth in our history. That we took the right turn...
DIED. W. EDWARDS DEMING, 93, American industrial-efficiency expert and guru of the postwar Japanese economic miracle; in Washington. Deming was a modern illustration of the biblical truth that a prophet is without honor in his own land. Educated in mathematics and physics, he worked with Bell Labs' Walter Shewhart during the 1930s developing quality-control theories that stressed achieving uniform results during production rather than through inspection at the end of the production line. During World War II Deming successfully ; applied his approach to the making of airplane parts. Ignored by postwar American industry, the irascible Deming took...
...well). However, it seems that some sort of redistricting reform, be it in the form of Proposition 77 or not, would improve the situation.Another idea is to make it much more difficult to get propositions on the ballot, forcing special interests to go to the bargaining table with legislators. Truth be told, this is a gamble. It is unclear whether such bargaining would result in actual legislation or just leave California gridlocked. Given the potential reward, however, it is worth the risk: if getting an initiative on the ballot was more difficult, but not impossible, initiatives would still be available...
...common moral vision that reflects the diversity of society. Sandel said that respecting pluralism was essential and that a public philosophy “that engages differences” is preferable to one that “floats above moral and religious differences.” He cited the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Gacaca tribunals in South Africa and Rwanda as examples of successful efforts to reconcile communal differences in society. Sandel’s discussion of creating a progressive public philosophy received supportive reviews from members of the audience. “What appealed...