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...anything, we need new “gentlemen”—and people—who operate by genuine kindness and consideration, who obtain consent first, and are thoughtful of their partner’s feelings and enjoyment...

Author: By H. AMELIA Chew, | Title: Mansfield's 'Return to Chivalry' Not Needed | 12/15/2003 | See Source »

...have food. Do you want a place to stay?" Abdi Salan has little choice, agreeing to spend $150 for a hot meal, two nights' lodging and a jeep ride north to Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city. The Kufra smugglers convince him that there he can obtain a foreigner identity card, to avoid any trouble with the Libyan authorities. It will cost another $40, and he now has just over $1,000 left. By the time he arrives by bus at Tripoli on June 17, Europe is finally starting to feel close. He's lucky to find a group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Desperate Journey | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

Thanks to a little bit of ingenuity and lot of illicit hacking, a Harvard sophomore was able to obtain a great majority of the campus’ photos and compile them on one navigable site. This was an invasion of privacy, and HASCS must insure that its facebook is secure. But it is clear that the technology needed to create a centralized website is readily available; the benefits are many. It is great that HASCS and the council are taking steps to realize this much anticipated community-building resource...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Put Online a Happy Face | 12/11/2003 | See Source »

Worried about your credit information? Congress made some major changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act last month that should help assuage your fears. By the end of next year, consumers will be able to obtain one free credit report a year from each of the three credit bureaus--Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Consumers will also be able to opt out of having financial firms share their personal data for marketing purposes. And creditors will have to tell consumers before reporting negative information to credit bureaus. Such provisions should help consumers control their credit information and stave off the rise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: Striking Back At Credit Thieves | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...believe that the Road Map to Peace isn't detailed enough, and therefore won't be accepted by both sides. Details are going to be decided last minute and a compromise is going to be hard to obtain. The Geneva accord is very detailed, and futhermore it is proposed by the local population. The one problem is that the populace has no power. Overall I think the Geneva accord is more likely to work if backed by a powerful country. Jeremy R. Palo Alto, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should the U.S. support the Geneva Accord? | 12/7/2003 | See Source »

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