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...would represent a genuine sanction, by no means a certain conclusion--ignores or downplays serious threats to "innocent bystanders," namely Blacks in South Africa and neighboring states. Even worse, the chances that economic sanctions will actually produce a peaceful resolution to the tragic situation in South Africa are almost nil...
...retired doctor was promoting a homemade, low-tech device as a solution to the right-to-die dilemma. In recent years the agonizing debate over the issue has revolved around new technologies that can keep dying or comatose patients alive long after the quality of their lives is nil. Though most physicians will respect a patient's right to refuse treatment, they will not actively help bring about death. "This case seems to take the responsibility away from human beings and to put it in the hands of a machine," says George Annas, professor of health law at the Boston...
...there is a difference between reporting news and creating news. Even after recounting the highlights of the court proceeding, The Crimson did not stop. Reporters called Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III and interrogated him regarding his knowledge of and involvement in the affair, which, of course, was nil...
...suppress the urge to take cocaine, which is abused by an estimated 70% to 80% of heroin addicts. Methadone also tends to reduce coke use, but less dramatically. While methadone may wean half of those treated from cocaine, buprenorphine could slash the number of coke abusers to almost nil, says Yale researcher Thomas Kosten. A Harvard study of rhesus monkeys habituated to using coke found that daily doses of buprenorphine led the monkeys to kick the habit completely...
...said anything specific about its loans in its catalogs, or given any information on its guarantees except that they exist. To Sotheby's, a mere announcement in the catalog that it offers such financial services is enough to comply with the law. But its use to the buyer is nil -- and is meant to be. Disclosure might be chilling to other bidders. Or at least vulgarly explicit. Which auctioneers would rather die than be. One is not, after all, selling rusty tin Mickey Mice and kitchen chairs in a rented hall in Vermont...