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...President Bush's policy on international law is that he's against it--except when he's for it. Mostly, he's been against it. The Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gases? Not a chance. The International Criminal Court? Forget about it. The U.N. Convention Against Torture? Mere background noise for a White House committed to asserting the sovereignty...
...which range from around one to seven minutes in length—onto its Web site via YouTube every day of February. “Because they focus on love, the movies showcase a side of the Square that’s more personal, more in the background (or invisible) during the ordinary work week,” Bannatyne wrote. Subjects include Cambridge Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, the Fallen Angels (a Harvard a cappella group), and the famous Grolier Poetry Book Shop. One video focuses solely on fortune cookies at The Kong. Another asks people...
...woman president. Given how few people were involved in the presidential search process, it is surprising that everyone on campus seems to have the inside scoop. In reality, with the exception of the committee members themselves, no one knows what factors—be it leadership skills, academic background, fundraising prowess, or even gender—swayed the committee...
...first developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1940s, the new warning was tested to ensure it's universally understood. Starting in 2001, researchers showed a series of motifs to 1,650 adults and children, many of them illiterate, in 11 different countries. The red background conveys danger; a skull and crossbones and a trefoil emanating rays warns of a threat to life; a running man tells observers to keep away. "We can't teach the world about radiation," says Carolyn MacKenzie, a radiation specialist who helped develop the new symbol. "But, for the price...