Word: particularity
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...find sources for Baron Cohen's comic method in a lot of places. He's a great fan of Peter Sellers, and one Sellers role in particular hovers over everything Baron Cohen does - Chance the Gardener, the blank slate in Being There who provokes all those around him to expose themselves in some way. And then there's the other comic who was routinely described as a performance artist: Andy Kaufman. For starters, Borat owes a thing or two to Latka, the Ruritanian innocent that Kaufman played on Taxi. More important, Baron Cohen's approach calls to mind those Kaufman...
...continue to promote the fallacy that judges, who are, after all, human beings, are not influenced by their personal experiences in the development of their own particular wisdom? Indeed, Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged that, when presented with certain cases, he takes into account the experiences of his immigrant ancestors and the ethnic, religious, and gender discrimination suffered by his Italian family members. Why do we find it so difficult to accept that a judge, who is also a Latina, when she exercises her own particular wisdom, may reach a more informed conclusion than another judge without the benefit...
Kington said that the NIH would continue to review its guidelines for funding eligibility - in particular, regarding cell lines derived from embryos created outside the IVF process. "We know there is strong sentiment in this country for supporting federal funding of research involving cell lines from embryos created for reproductive purposes that otherwise would be destroyed," said Kington. "We don't believe there has been public discussion yet of the ethical guidelines regarding alternative sources of embryonic stem cells. We will reconsider the guidelines as science evolves, and as the public discussion over the ethical principles evolves...
...Read "The Particular Tragedy of Robert McNamara...
...international body's investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri four years ago, says Hussain Haroon, Pakistan's ambassador to the U.N. "We thoroughly investigated the Hariri case, but there were some pitfalls there that we want to avoid," he says. "In this particular case, the government of Pakistan was interested in retaining some aspects of sovereignty, whereas in the Hariri case, they were not in the hands of the Lebanese government." Other crucial differences include the fact that "the Bhutto Commission," as it is being called, will not have the authority to launch criminal proceedings...