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...Telemarketers in Iraq A continuing stream of resentments is turning Iraqis against the U.S. [May 10]. That's what happens when one country invades another with no clarion call from a significant portion of its population, not even from those who are being persecuted. How lucky for the U.S. that in the 19th century there was no nation strong enough?or presumptive enough?to attack our country to rid it of the dreadful scourge of slavery. Without having been asked, America is inflicting its desires and aspirations upon others. The U.S. might be likened to a telemarketer, and before...
...prevent athletes from staying one step ahead of the authorities by using ever newer steroids and masking agents. "They could preserve the sample," he says. "Take a sample after every athlete wins a major race or sets a world record. And as you develop new tests, test a portion. If the athlete cheated, you can always take back the record. You can always take back the victory." But that solution overlooks one important thing: you can't take back the time sports fans may have spent watching steroid-tainted athletes...
...obtuse rhetoric about adolescent moodiness was insulting to a large portion of today's youth, myself included. Many American teenagers are well-informed, intelligent citizens, and it's inappropriate to describe us as immoderate and out of control. Characterizing teen behavior as "exasperating" simply reflects stale stereotypes that harm the reputation of an entire age group. It is inadequate to dismiss adolescent angst as the result of structural changes in the physiology of the brain. JIM FIELDS Mountain View, Calif...
Jaeger said the new contract’s salary increases are determined by a “structural” portion, which will guarantee employees a 2-percent yearly hike, and a “progression” portion, which will add between $900 and $1,300 dollars to each worker’s salary depending on his or her pay grade. The “structural” increase is meant to counter inflation and adjust for cost of living, while the “progression” increase will slide employees higher in their pay scale as they...
...other universities in December 2002, and enlisted Sanjay G. Mavinkurve ’03 to write its code. But after his graduation and the departure of another designer, Victor Y. Gao ’04, from their team last November, the three turned to Zuckerberg to complete the portion of their site devoted to student-alum networking...