Things got serious when scattered groups of self-described Black Block anarchists, wearing all-black outfits with handkerchiefs or hoods covering their faces, started to smash windows and trash businesses, giving special attention to companies such as the Gap and Nike that have been accused of using low-wage or child labor to produce some of their merchandise.
CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Business: Rage Against The Machine
The Spanish government in Madrid vows to block any self-determination referendum, arguing that the constitution does not permit a region alone to decide its independence.
CNN: Ruling party in Catalonia region loses seats in parliament
The prince's visit also included a tour of Cambridge Court, a block of seven self-contained flats for adults with learning disabilities, where he unveiled a plaque to mark its official opening.
BBC: Prince Charles visits Poundbury to mark 20th anniversary
Does this sound like a guy suffering from low self-esteem, let alone writer's block?
She noticed that most kids signed their names in pastel colors so on our last trip she whipped out a stick of fluorescent pink chalk and wrote her name in big block letters and drew a self-portrait.
FORBES: Everything You Need to Know About Life You Can Learn At The Playground
Elisabeth Gerber, of the University of California in San Diego, has found that opulent special-interest groups such as the oil and tobacco industries almost never succeed in pushing through self-serving initiatives, though they can sometimes block measures aimed against them.
Exhibit A is the Coalition for Fairness in Tax Compliance, which aims to block proposals it says would unfairly burden small businesses and self-employed folks who comply with the tax law in an effort to catch those who don't.
Nomi Prins, who worked on Wall Street and wrote Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America, tells NPR's Melissa Block that some people on Wall Street can go through a self-justification process based on ego.
Trolling for new clients wherever it can find them, Block recently opened 1, 000 new retail locations in the U.S. and another 250 self-service tax-prep kiosks in places like Wal-Mart.
应用推荐