Word: using
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...even dealership owners whose legislators pushed the program don't plan to use it. Tom Whowell, who owns Gordy's Boat Dealership in Lake Fontana, Wis., says he received some information and knows of one dealer who might go forward with an application, but said he "didn't get the impression from my talks with my peers that many of them or any them were using (the plan)." (Read "Small Business: Tales of Triumph and Turmoil...
...maximum 90%) it's hard to see what the Administration's goal is and how effective the plan will be over time. "The question is, what exactly do we hope to do with subsidizing this sector?" he says. "I'm very hesitant to say that's a good use of public funds at this point...
...July 31, the group that congealed out of those early demonstrations - the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) - is celebrating its 40th anniversary at a national convention in Washington. The all-volunteer group, comprising some 11,000 members nationwide, will use the meeting to raise funds, lobby congressional leaders and stage a plus-size fashion show - all in the name of promoting awareness of fat issues. Critics say NAAFA, which opposes dieting and weight-loss surgery, is an apologist for an unhealthy lifestyle. But NAAFA says it does no such thing, that some people are just bigger...
...make Denmark a showroom. You can reduce energy use and carbon emissions, and achieve economic growth." -TIME Feb. 25, 2009 (Read: "Denmark's Wind of Change...
...wanted: negotiation with the Spanish government over independence for the Basque territories in the country's north. So why, then, when the organization is weaker than ever and has lost any immediate chance of restoring the peace process after it broke the 2006 cease-fire, does it continue to use violence as a political weapon...