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But for young Western travelers seeking a bit of chemical adventure, the word opium still conjures images of ornate dens strewn with divans, elaborately carved ivory and jade pipes and the sophisticated decadence of concession-era Shanghai. From articles in Vanity Fair and Arena to documentaries on Japanese television, opium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pipe Dreams | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

The Tenet agreement and the Mitchell Report create pressure on Sharon to offer Arafat something in return for a cease-fire, and that's something to which he's very opposed, because he sees it as rewarding the violence of the last nine months. Also, that concession would involve a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharon-Bush Meeting Lowers Expectations for Powell Trip | 6/27/2001 | See Source »

Jef McAllister: The IRA doesn't have to actually start decommissioning; it just has to say something that makes people believe that it's really going to start. There doesn't appear to be a chance of that happening, for several reasons. If they are going to do it they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: N. Ireland Peace Locked in Limbo | 6/27/2001 | See Source »

Despite a concession by President Rudenstine to form a new committee to study a living wage, protesters stayed put. Forming this new committee marks a major concession by the university since it had previously stated that the living wage issue “closed.”

Author: By Zachary Z Norman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Year of News | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

The funds will be governed by a new infrastructure committee comprised of Harvard Corporation and Central Administration members as well as members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—a concession to FAS concerns that despite paying nearly forty percent of the total fund, they would not have...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's New Frontier | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

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