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...case of CeclorCD, Lilly spokesman Fritz Frommeyer insists that the company's impulse to do good was authentic. He concedes that the tablets were excess stock nearing expiration and that the tax benefits were "one facet" of the decision, but he adds, "We felt that it was the right thing to do." AmeriCares, one of the groups that distributed the medicine, was unaware that such large quantities of CeclorCD had been shipped through other agencies. Operations director Andrew Hannah acknowledges that the drug was not used "to the extent first anticipated" but argues that given the circumstances, the organization felt...
...grew up with them, saw them deported and were made to believe they were "resettled" in the East. The anti-Semitic program of the Nazis was certainly not taken seriously enough when it first started in 1933. Even Kristallnacht in 1938 was regarded by many Germans as an unfortunate excess. The truth, for most of us and most of the world, became evident after the Nazi nightmare was over. SIEGFRIED KRAMER Bonn...
...close at 1 a.m. as well. Like students at Cabot and Hilles, many pour out of Lamont at the closing bell frustrated that they haven't completed enough work for the night. Dorm rooms simply aren't as accommodating to the working undergrad--a lack of privacy and an excess of noise prevent total concentration...
...true intention. But the black comedy here is not even close to that of "Pulp Fiction" and "Shallow Grave." The screenplay doesn't keep up with the humor that it strives for, and the narration becomes quite unnecessary as the movie progresses. It also suffers from an excess of graphic violence; there are vomiting scenes a-plenty, making this a good last-date movie...
...example, despite the high rate of automobile accidents, many of us choose to drive cars for their speed and convenience. On the other hand, one could argue that we don't permit absolute freedom. For instance, we require automobile drivers to obey speed limits. We control for excess danger to society while permitting the maximum freedom to the individual. It is this personal freedom with which we should place our primary concern. In the case of the menorah ban, the solution to the problem does not allow the original freedom to exist...