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Furthermore, this type of firewall would prohibit students from publishing anything to the Internet from their computers...

Author: By Kate L. Rakoczy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Outside Users Keep Network Access | 2/20/2001 | See Source »

...particular assortment of genes we're born with, there seems no reason not to change them. We interfere with natural biological processes every time we take an antibiotic, and only a very few religious sects maintain that curing disease goes against the rightful order of the world. To prohibit genetic engineering but not any other intervention in our biology seems no less arbitrary than simply declaring, "Genetic engineering is wrong...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: The False Apocalypse | 2/13/2001 | See Source »

PRETTY SHARP The Sharper Image, that glitzy mail-order purveyor of talking chessboards and ionic hair dryers, has a new item that may actually be of some use, especially in counties that prohibit dialing while driving. The cleverly named Car Cell Phone System ($130) is a plug-and-play speakerphone for Nokia and Motorola models that doubles as a handset recharger. Not sharp enough? It comes with a built-in digital recorder that, when activated, grabs the previous 20 seconds of your conversation or message...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Feb. 12, 2001 | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

...evil," said a member of the group based in the Chinese capital. Yet hours later, Falun Gong's New York head office distanced itself from the act: "This so-called suicide attempt on Tiananmen Square has nothing to do with Falun Gong practitioners because the teachings of Falun Gong prohibit any form of killing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Hot to Handle | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...starting a meeting with this question," and various aides involved in hiring say they never heard Ashcroft broach the topic of sexual orientation during job interviews. Not that it would have mattered legally at the time - such an inquiry is not against the law in Missouri, which does not prohibit hiring discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ashcroft Opponents Stall for Time and Hope for the Worst | 1/25/2001 | See Source »

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