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...three rivers that cross the region. Get an overview of the river basin from the village of Domme, improbably perched a few hundred meters up on a large limestone plateau; the pay-per-view telescopes there will keep the kids intrigued. Lower down at La Roque Gageac-a compact village at the foot of the sheer cliff face-you'll find medieval ramparts and natural caves that will wow budding geologists...
According to Bloom, governmental regulations on research are unnecessary because social and professional constraints built into the research process—pieces of what he calls “a social compact for designing knowledge and receiving knowledge”—are already more effective in preventing subversive use of information than any federal oversight could hope...
Vasella, 50, says his first responsibility is to his investors. But in an industry that has plenty of critics, he also believes in a credible commitment to ethical practices. Novartis was quick to sign on to the U.N.'s Global Compact, which requires that its corporate signatories commit to the highest environmental, human-rights and labor standards wherever they operate. "He epitomizes a kind of leadership that puts equal emphasis on the social value created by the product and its economic value," notes Rosabeth Kanter, a consultant and professor at Harvard Business School...
...Revolution were] so much smarter,” Craig said. “They think two steps ahead. They helped expose some of our problems [including not] staying compact on defense [and not] communicating enough...
...source as old as Anselm. The French theologian Peter Abelard had also worked in the Middle Ages to address Jesus' role in reducing sinful humanity's distance from God, but he did so without recourse to tit-for-tat transaction. His atonement took place less as a compact between God the Father and God the Son and more in the hearts of believers cleaving to the message of Jesus' life--and the love most dramatically expressed in his willingness to die rather than renounce his calling. "Love answers love's appeal," Abelard wrote. With Jesus' example before it, humanity...