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According to Tena, his dispute with Tegam began in the summer of 2001, when he spoke out against the company at a forum on technology, saying the its claim that Viguard provided 100 percent virus protection was invalid...
...sociologist called the remarks “uninformed” and her co-author told The Crimson that the innate differences idea is “too simplistic”—many attacks have misinterpreted the remarks or suggested that the theory of biological differences is an invalid avenue for academic inquiry...
...called Summers’ remarks uninformed, Kimberlee A. Shauman, said, “What was disappointing about [Summers’] comments was the kind of privileging of biology over socialization.” Shauman’s is perfectly legitimate criticism, hardly rendering the question of innate differences invalid for discussion or further research. In fact, it is a good question to study precisely because different researchers view it differently. Opposition to inquiry into unanswered questions is anathema to the core principles of academia...
...after Blunkett quit, the country's highest court sank one of his toughest law-and-order legacies. It voted 8-1 that foreign terror suspects could no longer be detained indefinitely without trial, because the emergency the government declared to square this with European human rights law was invalid, and indefinite detention too extreme. Shami Chakrabarti, director of the human rights organization Liberty, called it "the most important constitutional decision in recent history." Lacking Blunkett's personal stake in this reversal, Clarke may find it easier to manage a nimble recovery - and, perhaps, soften the authoritarian instinct of which Blunkett...
...Inside, a movie from Spain, takes the issue of euthanasia to a new level of cinematic artfulness. Ramn is played by the great Javier Bardem, who disguises his relative youth (he's 35) but does not hide the sparkle and sadness of his eyes, the irony the invalid finds in his condition. Ramn's body may be essentially dead, but his spirit--angry, calculating, humorous, demanding--is wonderfully alive. The strikingly beautiful Beln Rueda is Bardem's equal as the lawyer who takes Ramn's case and falls in love with...