Word: figs
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...critics, such arguments seem like moral fig leaves. They view cc as an ethical dry run for human cloning, and they're troubled by how the rehearsal is going. "Once cloning is on its own as a commercial enterprise, there really is no oversight," says Lori Gruen, a Wesleyan University ethics professor who generally supports cloning research. Could a culture that can't agree on the morality of using human embryos to create stem cells tolerate a technology in which 86 human embryos have to die to create an 87th? "Why do it?" asks Pacelle. "It seems...
...Despite their frustration with what they see as Arafat's refusal to act decisively against terrorism, Bush administration officials see no alternative but to keep channels open to the elected leader of the Palestinian Authority. Moreover, Sharon?s promotion of talks with "alternative" Palestinian leaders is something of a fig leaf - the Israeli prime minister has opened a channel of communication with three senior PA leaders, but even Sharon acknowledges that all three report to Arafat...
Holden Caulfield is a moldy fig; the Lord of the Flies has been swatted. This year, the unquestioned literary god on college campuses is a three-foot-high creature with long curly hair on his feet, a passion for six vast meals a day, and the improbable name of Frodo Baggins. And would you believe that Frodo is a hobbit? Hairy feet and all, Frodo Baggins is the reluctant hero of this year's "In" book--a three-volume fantasy called The Lord of the Rings...The hobbit habit seems to be almost as catching as LSD. On many...
...Columbia. The rump of the prosecution is soldiering on, collecting evidence and preparing for new hearings sometime next year. Though tempted to settle, the dissenters decided they had been through too much to win so little. "We want real reform," says California attorney general Bill Lockyer. "Not a fig leaf." (California, like Massachusetts and Utah, is home to some of Microsoft's fiercest competitors...
...Berthillon's ice cream is known for its flavorful creativity. The shop offers nearly 80 varieties including Café au Whiskey, Fresh Fig, Guava, Ginger-Caramel, Kumquat, Thyme-Lemon, and even one flavored with Earl Grey tea. To a public concerned about the failing quality of their food, however, Berthillon's trademark dedication to detail is even more appreciated...