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...Perhaps. But France isn't the only country considering such punitive action. In January, Irish ISP Eirecom struck a deal with record companies under which it would ban clients who were found to be illegally downloading music. The U.K. is also contemplating forcing ISPs to disconnect customers tied to online piracy as part of its push to make broadband access universal by 2012. In Brussels, meanwhile, debate rages over the future of network neutrality - the degree of free and equal access to the Internet. Governments and business interests want the ability to increasingly filter its use. (See the 50 best...
...There’s the disconnect between administrators and students,” she says. “As undergrads, we don’t have as much contact as we’d like, and they don’t understand what’s going at Harvard...
...think there is a fundamental disconnect between much of the media - with its breathless and impatient coverage - and most people out there. Most people are more patient and sophisticated, and appreciate that our problems have developed over a long period of time. They're realistic enough to understand that they are not going to disappear overnight...
...global climate change. Chivian stressed that global climate change was more than just an environmental issue. “Many people do not realize that climate change is a public health problem,” Chivian said. “Human beings are an inseparable part of nature. The disconnect that people feel with the natural world lies underneath their indifference to global warming.” Cizik cited what he called “an illogical syllogism” as the cause of ignorance in the evangelical community. “We reject evolution and so we reject what...
...music by the subjects in his silkscreens, such as Sufjan Stevens and Bill Collins. Soto has always been enthralled by hip-hop music and the hip-hop community. Silkscreening, however, was Soto’s first venture into the VES department.“There seems to be a disconnect between VES, other concentrations, and the way people think about art classes in general.” said Soto. “Harvard definitely has a culture of not taking it seriously and not really understanding what’s going on over in VES.”Some students...