Word: clear
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...bubble” between semesters. Ultimately, uproar over this issue may be out of line, in that few may have taken advantage of officially sanctioned programs anyway. Nevertheless, the abrupt reversal of plans exposes the administration’s unpreparedness with implementing calendar reform. Rather than first creating a clear plan for how the College would utilize the new January recess, the administration announced the change, and only a year later, decided how to approach the new three-week block...
...Harris has withdrawn his amendment, but he says he may push for it again in coming weeks if the university doesn't devise a clear policy on when and where it will allow porn. Could tenured positions for porn chaperones be far behind...
...accounts. Intellipedia is largely managed by volunteers and patrolled by "shepherds" who keep track of individual pages in their areas of expertise. Like Wikipedia, articles are created instantly - a page on the Mumbai terrorism attack last November was up within minutes of the news breaking - but authorship must be clear; there are no user names to hide behind. (See pictures of two days of terrorism in Mumbai...
...practical matter, though, it was not so clear that the more collaborative strategy that Obama was peddling would pay immediate dividends. In London, European leaders balked at any specific commitment to future economic stimulus on par with American plans. In Strasbourg, NATO countries offered rhetorical support for Obama's new Afghan strategy but few combat troops to support the effort. The North Korean missile launch yielded no immediate condemnation from the U.N. Security Council, another illustration of the limits of consensus. (See more pictures of Obama in Europe...
...Colombian ayahuasca in the early 1960s, described hurling himself against a tree and barfing six times. At a recent ceremony on the outskirts of Bogotá, most of the 40 participants packed sleeping bags, water bottles - and rolls of toilet paper. Sting, in a Rolling Stone interview, made clear that ayahuasca is no party drug. "There's a certain amount of dread attached to taking it," the singer said. "You have a hallucinogenic trip that deals with death and your mortality. So it's quite an ordeal. It's not something you're going to score and have a great...