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...which is not a signatory to the Convention, considered four decommissioned navy vessels as waste in 2003, when they were sent - amid protest by environmental groups - for shipbreaking to a yard in northern England. Those ships are still there, awaiting British government permits for the scrapping to begin. Environmentalists believe they have found a cause they can win: using the Clemenceau as a precedent to prevent the dispatch of contaminated ships to the developing world. "For us, there is absolutely no ambiguity," says Yannick Jadot, director of campaigns for Greenpeace France. "The Basel Convention has clearly stated that whatever...
...know if they will still be able to see the paintings. In an interview with Time, Altmann said "I want people to have access and see them," adding that she expects Austria "will do anything and everything to keep" the golden portrait of Adele. She anticipates negotiations will begin in the next few weeks. But Austrians who came to view the paintings for what they feared would be one last time were sadly disappointed. The museum had to lock them away after Altmann's lawyer received an e-mail threatening to destroy the pictures rather than let such national treasures...
TECHNOLOGY Let the (High-Definition) Games Begin Microsoft's Xbox 360 has the advantage of having already shipped, but Sony's competing game console may be worth the wait. Due out in May, the PS3 is supposed to have better graphics and will support up to seven wireless game pads (Xbox 360 allows four). PS3's best advantage: it will play high-definition Blu-ray DVDs. But at an expected retail price of $400 to $500, it won't come cheap. By Arlyn Tobias Gajilan...
...Sunday, January 22, renowned Russian cellist Natalia Gutman will begin her five-month American tour by playing a concert at Sanders Theatre. Gutman’s performances in the United States have been rare, as her travel was once strictly limited by the Soviet government. Gutman will be accompanied by her son, violinist Slava Moroz and pianist Dmitri Shteinberg in a program of four pieces: Brahms’ “Sonata N.1 E Minor,” Arensky’s “Trio in D Minor, Op. 32,” Schumann?...
...Faculty still appears divided on several issues, including whether a moral reasoning requirement should be added to the General Education structure. But if some votes are completed in the seven Faculty meetings scheduled for the spring semester, students could begin to see changes next year...