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...parade was cancelled last week. With the war in the north, the police claimed they couldn’t provide the many officers needed to protect the event from religious people who might disrupt it. Jerusalem, my beloved poet Yehuda Amichai once wrote, is a place where even the dead are granted the right to vote...
...With hundreds of hours of raw footage shot, the series' writer-producers were in the process of shaping storylines for the episodes that viewers will tune into as the show begins its fourth season. Three episodes are finished, but the strike could delay or disrupt the rest of the season. Anisa Productions, which produces the series, released a statement saying that writers should work through the National Labor Relations Board to unionize; union members call that a stall tactic, since it would mean allowing the series to complete its season - after which the writers, they fear, could...
...maintaining a sense of historical proportion, and not overreacting to the situation. The Bombay terror attacks are not an “act of war” because the bombers are not soldiers, and the Indian people should never recognize their cause. The blasts were a cowardly attempt to disrupt our lives, and once the intelligence network finds out who is responsible, arrests must be made. At the time of writing this article, New Delhi Television reported that peace talks between India and Pakistan scheduled for next week will be delayed because New Delhi says it has evidence of Islamabad?...
...closed-minded about the effects of modern technology in assisting referees. Its argument that video consultation affects the speed and fluidity of the game may be valid for now. But it must allow for experimentation. Technology evolves. Maybe someday the technology will be improved so that it won't disrupt the game. What we fans want is entertainment, fair play and justice in refereeing. It is annoying when a team puts up its best against an opponent, only to lose the game to the referee. Elvis Ahanonu Jos, Nigeria...
When he was CEO of Proctor & Gamble, John Pepper was one of several chief execs forced to disrupt its chummy corporate culture. As the newly appointed nonexecutive chairman of the Walt Disney Co., he may aim to keep things calm. A shareholder revolt forced the board to remove CEO Michael Eisner as chairman in 2004 and opt for a nonexec chair. Although Pepper lacks media experience, A.G. Edwards analyst Michael Kupinski says Disney will benefit from Pepper's global-branding background as it expands worldwide. With shares up 30% since October, Disney's shareholders have been as quiet...