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Supporters of the death penalty argue that the government has the authority to implement the death penalty as part of the criminal justice system. This argument, however, is fallacious. The criminal justice system is intended to be rehabilitative. Incarceration, probation and house arrest are each structured so as to convert criminals into law-abiding citizens. But the death penalty is clearly not rehabilitative; it is entirely retributive. The application of the death penalty represents a disjuncture in our criminal justice system because, for some unfathomable reason, the U.S. government seeks retribution against murderers and mere rehabilitation for rapists and arsonists...
...patented technology to many of the same online players that were supposed to destroy it only a year ago. And like Fuji, it is selling its retail partners on do-it-yourself picture kiosks and professional digital minilabs that can easily scan traditional film onto the Net and convert digital shots into hard copies...
Likewise, when Botterill converted an Angie Francisco feed into a short-handed tally in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Dartmouth, Shewchuk deserved the real assist. Botterill's goal marked an NCAA record 79th consecutive time that she has managed at least one point in a game, and in many games it's been Shewchuk's ability to convert Botterill's passes into goals that has made this record possible...
...rise of renegade sects. The advocacy group Freedom House recently published "top secret" documents it claims are party directives aimed at suppressing evangelical Christianity, the country's smallest but fastest-growing religion. One document, "The Problem of the Enemy Exploiting Religion," describes a purported plot by "U.S. imperialists" to convert ethnic minorities and then encourage them to topple the government...
After a twelve-goal bonanza in last weekend's sweep of Yale, the Crimson figures to have a tough time scoring in today's game. To beat the Big Red, Harvard will have to create traffic in front of the net and hope to convert on some rebounds...