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...real drama was to come. After India reiterated its objection - and was essentially supported by the European Union - the lead American negotiator Paula Dobiansky turned to speak, and announced that the U.S. would not accept India's changes, which sought to lighten the expectations from developing countries. (The UN negotiating process requires total consensus.) Boos rained on the U.S. delegation from NGO observers and even the press gallery, breaking the last remaining appearance of diplomatic placidity...
...editors: Lucy M. Caldwell ’09 dismissed a powerful and insightful speaker in her last column, “The Politics of Porn” (Dec. 4). Even if we accept, as Caldwell reminds us, that women are not forced to star in porn, this does not permit us to consume porn without regard for how these women are treated or how their work affects them both physically and psychologically. “Dines’ concern is tantamount to worrying over the burger-flippers of the world, who are victims of the fast-food industry...
Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 said that since the new program could boost Harvard’s yield—the number of admitted students who matriculate—the admissions office may accept a smaller class this year...
...Shahrazad” picks up right where the famous “One Thousand and One Nights” leaves off, and attempts to uncover the obscurity behind Shahrazad, the mysterious woman, who captivates the king with her stories for over three years. “If we accept that Shahrazad had enough knowledge and enchantment in her to weave rapturous stories for three years non-stop, and that she acquired this knowledge despite the fact that she was raised behind the tall walls of a palace like all the other chaste Muslim girls, then who or what...
...going out of business; in the past year Major League Baseball and the Google Video Store have both discontinued their proprietary DRM video services, leaving paying customers high-and-dry with useless video files. Consumers rejected a move several years ago to include DRM on music CDs; will we accept these restrictions on our entire library of books...