Thursday, October 2, 2008

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'People stopped coming in,' he said. Even so, Fairman and his wife and co-owner, Laurie Van Dorn Fairman, hoped to ride out the period. But the constant construction sapped business for good. And a brief meeting with one of the neighborhood's other new, speculating landlords taught them the same lesson Smith learned.
'They say all of the right things, how they want to keep the neighborhood's charm and small businesses. Then they do things to drive out those same businesses.'
Fairman, who plans to keep smaller Honeychurch open -- he owns that space -- said it's why downtowns across the nation have begun to look the same. Developers create lease options that only major franchises can afford



The Russo-Georgian conflict was the first time two Council members waged a war against each other, causing the body which guards Europe's human rights to go into emergency mode. After all, Russia and Georgia had violated the principle of peaceful conflict solution to which they committed upon entering the multinational organization.
For certain, the Council's weapons are not very sharp -- the organization cannot impose sanctions on Russia, and calls for the country's exclusion are hardly realistic.
Possible suspension for Russia
But the assembly could suspend Russia's speaking or voting rights or even exclude the 18 Russian delegates, an embarrassment Moscow was already facing due to the Chechnya conflict back in 2000.
Bildunterschrift: Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Council of Europe, not related to the EU, has 47 member states
In anticipation of a withdrawal of their voting rights, the Moscow envoys left the plenum under protest.
Until now, with smart tactics and charm, the Russians have managed to avert major damage. They have not demanded action against the Georgian delegates and have emphasized Russia's desire for peace at press conferences.
Russia had up to the last moment tried to resolve the escalating conflict by peaceful means, said delegation head Konstantin Kossachev of the government-loyal party United Russia.
'Unfortunately, we failed. The military operation was our worst-case scenario,' he said




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