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...MacBook is a powerful and affordable option, especially for people who are uncertain about their Windows future. The next version, Vista, might be a success, but with a MacBook you can hedge your bet. You get a computer that runs both Mac OS X and Windows XP today, and even appears to meet the minimum requirements for Vista once it gets here. Dell and HP should be very worried indeed...
...common charge was for excess trash left in rooms, but he noted that the amount of trash students have left behind “has shrunk significantly in the past five years.” He attributed the decreased amount of trash to greater awareness by students of the option to donate items to Habitat for Humanity and the efforts made by Yard and House personnel to remind students to dispose of or donate their unwanted items...
...ousted not only for expressing a multitude ideas that somehow offended devotees of the conventional wisdom—not only his comments on women and science, but also his statements on divesting from Israel and on the history of American Indians, for example.Moreover, Harvard students no longer have the option of earning commissions and serving their country in convenient and Harvard-based ROTC programs, solely because the ideology of the American military establishment no longer pleases the devotees of the conventional wisdom. Faculty members teach in fear, cautious about the possibility that opinions said in classroom lectures will offend. Another...
...Because Washington is demanding only a suspension of enrichment, not the dismantling of whatever enrichment capability Iran currently possesses, Iranian leaders have room to maneuver without appearing to back down. One option would be to simply claim "technical reasons" for turning off Iran's centrifuges until further notice. That would allow the IAEA to verify that no enrichment is currently taking place, creating a window of opportunity for talks. The Iranians would likely signal discreetly that its shutdown will last for a defined period. Conversely, in exchange for a suspension, Iran might demand some symbolic form of political recognition from...
...previous talks with the Europeans. Rising world oil prices and the difficulties faced by the U.S. in Iraq have increased Tehran's leverage. Iran is also aware that the consensus reached in Vienna by European leaders and China remains fragile; while the Bush Administration insists that no military option is off the table, for example, Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the agreement rules out the use of military force against Iran "in any circumstances." These factors could embolden Tehran's negotiating stance in the hope of extracting further concessions...