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...tiny, remote New Zealand (pop. 4.3 million), finding ways to sell more goods overseas is a constant concern. "Exports have basically flatlined for the past 25 years as a share of the economy," says David Skilling, head of think tank The New Zealand Institute. China and New Zealand are both members of the World Trade Organization, but bilateral trade deals are seen as a way to further open export markets. New Zealand would like to follow Australia's lead and sign one with the U.S., but a deal with China is just as pressing. Lopsided tariff barriers - China...
...challenges faced by mentally disabled children and, in his best-known screenplay, 1961's Oscar-winning Judgment at Nuremberg, the accountability of those who worked with the Nazis. He was known to recall his works if he didn't like the way they had been adapted, often out of concern that they would lose their social relevance. "A great screenwriter should be given the same consideration as a great playwright," he once said...
Unfortunately, these stories—while of more immediate importance to students and more persistent concern nationally—are nowhere near as sexy or provocative as religious clashes, especially when those clashes involve Muslims. Instead, they involve in-depth reporting and nuance; they take time and dedication, making them poor candidates for filling space on short notice...
This spring break, over reading for which the due date had come and gone, I noticed the drone of parental concern. The silence was eventually breached in the middle of a Heidegger session: “Are you having any fun over there?” I told them “yes,” again—phenomenology is fun. But, really, where would I be without the uncompromising contingent of the “chill” I felt comfortable presenting to our future applicant? Probably at Lamont—so I can’t help...
...policy change happened quietly in May 2006, but only became public this week in an AP dispatch from Baghdad) suggests it helps marriages and morale - and maybe even keeps those sharing a private trailer in uniform longer. It's just one example of a kinder, gentler military's concern to avoid driving soldiers out of uniform by burdening them and their families with rules ill-suited to 21st century warfare...