Word: formality
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...would don short-cut, plaid skirts, get as drunk as she wants, and put herself in danger.Rape has existed forever. But it’s safe to say that there has been more “date rape” these past several decades than ever before, as formal courtship has eroded, physical intimacy has become routine, oversexed environments (and even pathological male fantasies) are merrily facilitated, and drunkenness is de jure. The boundary of consent is blurred in these instances, as even the actors/teachers of the University-funded rape prevention theatre troupe Sex Signals admitted in its mandatory-attendance...
...trip. A senior U.S. official says Hu and his entourage were initially offered a visit to Bush's ranch in Texas or an overnight stay at Camp David in the hope that they might establish a rapport in a more casual setting. But Beijing's insistence on a formal reception at the White House led to those offers being dropped. The squabbling broke out in public in March when White House spokesman Scott McClellan contradicted Chinese officials and asserted that the U.S. was not designating the trip as a full-fledged "state" visit. And there would be no state dinner...
...planning began in earnest last summer for this week's visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to the U.S., Beijing was offered what, to other leaders, might seem tantalizing: the intimacy of a visit to the Bush ranch or Camp David. But the Chinese wanted the pomp of a formal White House welcome. And so they will get it--but with a "social lunch," not the state dinner they had desired. "We haven't had many state dinners," a White House official says, "and we think everything we do is special." Still, in the careful dance of diplomacy, such signals...
...identity. As progressive of a step as this is, there are still many aspects of life at Harvard that are unfairly difficult for transgender individuals, and the various branches of the University must continue to look for ways to mitigate the daily challenges that such individuals face. Still, the formal addition of this language to Harvard’s non-discrimination policy will have some tangible effects. “The change offers recourse for people who feel they are discriminated against on Harvard’s campus,” Thoreson said. Harvard has taken the crucial first step...
...eight members of the red-coated Welsh Guards, entered the abbey just as nearby Big Ben tolled out 11 a.m. Inside, the soaring Gothic arches were bathed in sunlight streaming through the abbey's windows. Patterns of stained glass shimmered on stone. The dreaded but inevitable moment of formal leave taking had arrived...