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...being the policeman nobody has asked him to be. The polar opposites of isolationism and interventionism are not the only options. There is also the option of participating in world politics on an equal footing with other nations. Meanwhile, anti-Americanism is unfortunately growing where the U.S. would not expect it. Rainer Lau Brussels Compliments to Stengel for his editorial. Unlike the other articles in Time on the aftermath of 9/11, his was the only one that raised some fundamental questions. When violence is countered by violence, regression is fighting regression. It is a double step backward. The question...
...outskirts of Cluj-Napoca, a small city in rural Transylvania, a construction site teems with laborers sawing wood, hammering nails and measuring angles. The tools are basic and the building plans simple, but the workers[an error occurred while processing this directive] are not what you might expect; it's a band of executives hailing from corporate heavies Whirlpool and Ikea, who've traveled to Romania from Italy and Sweden. The well-heeled workforce comes courtesy of Habitat for Humanity, a 30-year-old American-based charity that recruits volunteers to address the problem of poor housing in close...
...year. The London trial is among the first large-scale efforts to determine whether stem cells - building blocks of the body that have the potential to become new cell types - will someday provide cures for debilitating diseases and disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and arthritis. No single study is expected to establish that definitively, but Mathur's is an important step in a multipronged approach encompassing basic science research and clinical trials, including work on human embryonic stem cells. Europe has become an increasingly important base for that cutting-edge research, particularly as American and Asian efforts endure setbacks...
...baby hake on the menu at El Rodat in Javea, Spain, is a marvel of equilibrium. At once intensely flavorful and delicately light, it is the sort of exquisite dish you would expect from a chef who began his education at Barcelona's top culinary school and later apprenticed with Alain Ducasse in Paris. But the secret to Sergio Torres' fish lies less with the young other stories...
...fencing? Volleyball? Wrestling? What will happen to intramural sports? And yoga classes? Not to mention the 8,000 to 9,000 visits to the MAC in a typical week, just for workouts. Running outside in February isn’t exactly practical.Students have raised very legitimate concerns, and we expect the College to take note. For its part, the MAC staff is well aware of how much their facilities are used—it is a point of pride for them—and they are already looking for alternate spaces for student groups. “[Temporary spaces...