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...point that Harvard should not invest in any company that does business in Sudan “for as long as Sudan is in violation of international norms of human rights.” It is quite clear that our own country is in severe violation of all decent standards of human rights and the rules of war, and it is our responsibility to bring attention to this fact. Before we as Americans can preach peace and reconciliation to the world, we must make sure to enforce that standard upon our own government’s actions. Otherwise...

Author: By Erol N. Gulay, | Title: Iraq: Our Very Own Dafur | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

This tiny USB camcorder recharges when connected to a Mac or PC. The video isn't DVD quality but looks decent on the LCD screen hidden in the viewfinder. usa.philips.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Geek Gadgets | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook is not your average cooking manual. Bourdain, never one to hold back, once referred to vegetarians as "the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit." The book is written in the same brusque style, and its language can get a little profane. The introduction to poulet rti gently proclaims, "If you can't properly roast a damn chicken then you're one helpless, hopeless, sorry-ass bivalve in an apron." Pearl onions are "little f____ers." And butter should be formed into a log "like you would roll a joint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recipe For Making Trouble | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Joshua W. Busby, a research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, tried out Google Scholar over the weekend and called it a “decent first effort...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Google Offers Journal Searches | 11/23/2004 | See Source »

...nation's capital and in the media are totally consumed by politics, most Americans view politics as just one element of their everyday lives. We are too busy to be overcome by the aftermath of elections. We share key values. Ultimately, we all want to be able to live decent lives in peace and security. The presidential election almost seems to have taken on the quality of the World Series or the Super Bowl. We each have a favorite, but after the winner has been determined, we can go back to our regular lives. CHARLES K. STEIN Coram...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 22, 2004 | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

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