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...fact that people can go around the ban shows that the Chinese government is not determined to completely block the sensitive pages, Zittrain said, only to prevent a larger number of people from visiting them...
Reinstating hot breakfast in only two houses would prevent the former inefficiency cited as the primary justification for hot breakfast cuts. Since only one House in each residential area would provide heated offerings, breakfasters would consolidate, avoiding the surplus food and service that characterized the previous system. Furthermore, given the propensity for Quad residents to eat lunch on the river, this solution would reduce lunchtime waste in the Quad. Finally, the proposal is—at least conceptually—cost-neutral. Assuming costs of providing food and services for both meals are similar, replacing...
...Puccini’s estimation, no artistic vision can ever be fully realized. A Scarpia or a Tosca can make extensive plans to persuade, trick, or force others to comply with their designs, but conflicting agendas always prevent their realization...
Ogden Marsh is immediately and unknowingly placed under quarantine by the military in order to prevent a global pandemic. Dutten and his crew must not only avoid raging zombies but trigger-happy, flame-throwing, gas-masked soldiers. Olyphant is no newcomer to the big screen, but his acting ability and future prospects should not be questioned; his performance in the film is capped off by a memorable one-liner that is sure to have audiences cheering...
...Still, the U.S. is betting heavily that through the democratic process, Iraq's contending factions will achieve a consensus that will prevent a relapse into civil war. Under the Status of Forces Agreement concluded between the Bush Administration and the Iraqi government, all U.S. combat forces will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of July, and the remaining support troops and training personnel will leave by the end of 2011. The Obama White House, which needs extra soldiers for its expansion of the war in Afghanistan, is committed to that timetable and optimistic about the country that they will...