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...much of the high-tech machinery and parts it needs to build conventional arms?as well as weapons of mass destruction. Following revelations this year that some Japanese-based companies had exported items to the North that could have been used to build atom bombs, Japan has attempted to curtail some of its trade with the regime. On May 8, for example, Tokyo police raided a trading company called Meishin, which is run by members of Japan's North Korean community. Police accused Meishin of exporting transformers whose workaday function of regulating electrical current could have had useful applications...
...always done'." The perception that their traditions are being threatened for what many see as spurious reasons taps into what, for Muslims and Jews alike, are deep reserves of suspicion. And though most critics of ritual slaughter are driven by concern for animals, there are those who would curtail Jewish and Muslim traditional practices out of bias. Until both communities feel fully at ease following their faith in Europe, it will continue to be difficult for them to distinguish one from the other...
...first six months as dean, a strong push by Lewis to curtail alcohol abuse was met with substantial criticism...
...organizations lobbying to curtail bulging childhood obesity rates should certainly be commended for doing their part to raise awareness of the issues. Obesity has been linked to myriad health problems, and the excessive quantities of soda children consume these days—the typical teenage boy consumes just under seven ounces of soda daily—together with devastatingly sedentary lifestyles have left the health of our youth in dangerous shape. But banning soft drink contracts from schools will not make children healthier; it is the responsibility of parents and young people on their own to monitor consumption habits. More...
...Court’s ruling is especially welcome in today’s economic climate, as budget cuts curtail state funding of legal services programs. The Court upheld IOLTA narrowly, by a 5-4 margin; it is troubling to imagine the fate of legal services programs, and of the poor who rely on them, if the Court had found the program unconstitutional. While Fried’s was doubtless a well-intentioned attempt to defend what he saw as an attack on constitutionally-guaranteed property rights, his case, Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington, endangered legal services for the poor...