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...What really shocked participants was that Roh's envoy made it clear South Korea is not prepared to exert any kind of diplomatic pressure on the North, the kind of pressure the U.S. thinks could peacefully halt the North's nuclear program. Says one U.S. academic in the talks: "Do they understand that in the long run, the alternative is a nuclear Japan, and in the short term the alternative is a U.S. strike against Yongbyon...
...says Axel Tandberg, head of government affairs at the Federation of European Direct Marketing in Brussels. Enforcement is tough. Germany, France and others have specialized bureaucracies that are quick to sue. A commercial court in Brussels last month ordered France's Carrefour supermarket giant to halt a campaign that offered price reductions on dozens of items, including microwave ovens and cameras, after the Belgian Economy Ministry sued, alleging that the company didn't have sufficient stocks to satisfy demand for the products and thus was engaging in "deceptive publicity." Carrefour dismisses the charge - "Our objective is not to lose clients...
...Crimson penalty killers were solid all night, clearing the puck and vigorously forechecking to halt BU attacks before they began. When the Terriers did gain the offensive zone, Harvard successfully limited shots and cut down angles. The Terriers were just as effective in killing Harvard’s power plays, with the exception of the last advantage of the game...
...month away, there is still plenty of time for Harvard to prepare for its next encounter with Princeton. Last year, the Crimson beat the Tigers at H-Y-Ps, but Princeton turned the tide at Easterns, bringing Harvard’s six-year Eastern reign to an abrupt halt...
...condo that the Sharks have leased for them in a complex of rococo pink high-rises that look like the Leaning Tower of Pisa dipped in grenadine syrup. "You!" Dan commands, using Mandarin for "turn right." Then, after passing through the gates, he says, "Ting!" which means "halt." The driver lets them out in front of a fountain topped by a plaster nymph with breasts the size of cantaloupes...