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...risk of real trouble? Belgrade is threatening to cut off electricity supplies and close trade corridors, but it has ruled out a military response, and 15,000 NATO peacekeepers remain on the ground in Kosovo to prevent open conflict. But in one scenario, ethnic Serb police stationed in northern Kosovo and supervised by the U.N. would change sides after a declaration of independence, thus compelling the U.N. to impose martial law. Violence could also flare if ethnic Albanians attempt to march on Mitrovice to prevent it from seceding. Any such conflict could easily spill across borders. Meanwhile, Serbs in neighboring...
...president of the Harvard Islamic Society, both described difficulties in following exacting religious requirements while living at Harvard. In keeping the Sabbath on Friday evenings, Wertheimer said, he sometimes finds himself “racing the sunset” to complete a paper. Siddiqi said that exam schedules can prevent Muslims from completing a religiously mandated midday prayer. Siddiqi added that as a neurobiology concentrator, he regularly confronts questions about his faith and often engages in discussions with faculty members about reconciling religion and science. Panelist Allison A. Frost ’08, a member of both the Harvard-Radcliffe...
...weird, it’s commonplace for many other schools, and I wonder if the fans lose anything from the experience. For fans who are passionate about hockey and know what subtleties to look for as they watch the game, putting ads around the rink won’t prevent them from enjoy the game. But the constant flow of ads, contests, and entertainment can still prevent fans from maintaining a connection with the game.Ultimately, keeping that connection to the game is how to find the storylines that make any game exciting, and going across the river to the rink...
North Carolina lawmakers tried and failed earlier this year to insert language into an energy bill that would expressly prevent HOAs from regulating clotheslines. But the issue remains a touchy one with HOAs and real estate agents. "Most aesthetic restrictions are rooted, to a degree, in the belief that homogenous exteriors are supportive of property value," says Sara Stubbins, executive director of the Community Association Institute's North Carolina chapter. In other words, associations worry that housing prices will fall if prospective buyers think their would-be neighbors are too poor to afford dryers...
...Nazis to march in Skokie, Ill forty years ago. I opposed the cancellation of a speech by Tom Paulin, who advocated the murder of Israelis. I defended, pro bono, a virulently anti-Israel Stanford professor who was fired for inciting violence. I opposed Harvard’s attempt to prevent students from flying the Palestinian flag to commemorate the death of mass-murderer Yasser Arafat...