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1. Report: It’s easy being a real Pirate off the coast of West Africa
(World/International)

... of work and unsafe working conditions". For well-hidden, anonymous ship owners, the financial incentives to skirt labor and environmental law remain substantial. The EJF report argues that "globally, ...

2. New Elithis tower generates more power than it uses
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Black, with a red metal skirt — which actually is a sun shield — it is sandwiched between the city's opera house and a hotel. But the tower is more than just another handsome landmark — from the ground ...

3. ‘Finian’s Rainbow’ glows with a colorful score and story
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Cheyenne Jackson's easy-breezy community organizer. Christopher Fitzgerald larks about as the skirt-chasing leprechaun. Terri White rocks the rafters with her robust song about "Necessity." David Schramm ...

4. what this book is about
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... or reduced that right by attacking a legal right of another (e.g., self-defense). In fact, there is a long discussion in the book of why by wearing a mini-skirt or even agreeing to a certain level of ...

5. The idea itself is worth considering
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but could easily become really distasteful. Nothing in this description suggests that the argument is "women should just leave abusive relationships," or "if you wear a short skirt, you're asking for it." If ...

6. What in the world?
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Are some folk actually considering lending credence to the wretched argument that it's a woman's fault (for wearing a short skirt) that she got raped? That it's a Convenience Store Clerk's fault for getting ...

7. Corzine and Christie confine their campaign talk to the nonsensical
(Opinion/Commentary)

Adept at skirting the real issues like high property taxes and soaring unemployment BY JOSH McMAHON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY Political tradition calls for campaigns to get serious around ...

8. Music education for low-income children opens doors to social inclusion in Brazil
(World/International)

... a poor municipality of 350,000 people on the outskirts of the southern Brazilian city of São Paulo. "Guri" means child in the language of the Guarani Indians. The project, launched in 1995 by the ...

9. Daggett bashes special interest donations
(N.J./State)

... $2 million to his re-election efforts. "These organizations , the so-called 527 groups, are allowed to accept donations of any size, thereby skirting the state's contribution limits, providing a huge ...

10. Atlantic City casinos offer enticing summer shows
(Entertainment/Movies)

... fabulous glass-domed pool deck. The Hawaiian menu, live native performances by grass-skirted hula dancers, musicians, fire twirlers and island warriors transport guests from Atlantic City to the Pacific ...

11. A trip back in time: The Royal Kingdom of Bhutan
(Life/Style)

... outfit. The festival over, we boarded our small private bus for the two-hour ride to Thimpu, Bhutan's capital and largest city. On the outskirts of the country's only real urban settlement, we stopped ...

12. Sustainability: Earth has ability to generate summer out of winter
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... heating. One such area lies in Mosfellsdalur, on the outskirts of Reykjavik, and is tapped for space heating for the Reykjavik area. But geothermal energy is also utilised on a smaller scale. The Blue ...

13. Obama addresses world's Muslims
(World/International)

... equality," President Obama said. Before the speech, Mr. Obama met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and visited a mosque. After the address, he headed to the outskirts of the city to see the pyramids ...