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...cited as an additional motivation for the protests. Moore presented the issue as one of academic freedom and claimed that both the lecture and the protest were proof of the university’s respect for it. “Academic freedoms and rights of freedom of speech are paramount,” Moore said in reference to Monday’s events. “This is really an example of free speech at work.” Alonzo agreed and said that he supported Huntington’s right to speak. But he also said that the assertions...
Privacy advocates have voiced concerns about the possibility of the data being stolen and used to defraud the patients involved. While acknowledging the seriousness of this possibility, Mandl said that “security is paramount in our model.” He explained that the data will be stored on highly secure servers with firewalls and that each file will be individually encrypted...
...Pudding’s tradition is paramount, but the organization has succeeded through its ability to seize new opportunities. That’s true of our Man and Woman of the Year ceremonies, our new theater—pretty much everything we do,” said Blickstead...
...allow Iran to maintain a nuclear energy program but not the capacity to produce fuel that could also be used for nuclear weapons. Iran has continued to insist that it has an "inalienable right" under the NPT to enrich its own uranium for reactor fuel - enrichment capability is of paramount concern to the West, because it would give Iran the technical means to create weapons-grade nuclear material. That stance hardened with the election of conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who last week insisted that Iran would never give up the "right" to enrich uranium and scoffed at Western concerns that...
...stories. The present plan, however, calls for both. The current scheme poses serious risks to the safety and quality of life of local residents. Due to the narrowness of the proposed alleyway between Leverett Towers and the new building (used by pedestrians night and day), safety must be a paramount concern. Further, one must consider the endangerment of the entire neighborhoods quality of life. There will be a decrease in natural light from the shadow cast by the new dormitory, and Leverett residents will encounter a newfound lack of privacy by having neighbors with windows only a few yards away...