Word: proofing
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...Advocates of British penal reform say that as Asbos are granted in a civil court, in which the burden of proof is lower, police often secure senseless orders. In a much-cited example, a depressed woman who tried to drown herself in the River Avon was given an Asbo in 2005 forbidding her from jumping into rivers. Others question the efficacy of the some 4000 Asbos granted each year; a 2006 poll by MTV Europe found that a third of young people see Asbos as a badge of honor...
...particular, but also American culture in general.” Larson originally staged “Tick, Tick…BOOM!” as a “rock monologue.” After his early death, his family commissioned David Auburn, the author of “Proof,” to re-arrange the script for a three-person cast. Because the show was based on Larson’s monologue, there are very few stage directions or instructions for other aspects of the production, like lighting or set design in the script. The Pool Theatre production...
...don’t know what the standards of proof among law professors are, but among historians it is customary to present facts to bolster an argument. I defy Professor Dershowitz to cite any statement of mine that is “against Israel.” My criticism of President Bollinger revolved around the part of his speech that seemed to commit Columbia University to support of the Bush administration’s war in Iraq, and to blame Iran for the violence there. When introducing a foreign head of state, the president of a university is not simply...
David A. Eisenberg ’07 is living proof that being an undergraduate entrepreneur can give you an advantage after graduation. Eisenberg was on the executive founding team of DormAid, the student-run business that provides professional cleaning services to students living on campus...
...Government from Caracas, Venezuela, said the election results might signal “a momentum shift,” since the Venezuelan president has been enjoying “victory after victory” since he was elected in 1998. He also said some could interpret the defeat as proof that the Venezuelan government is indeed a democracy. “If somebody can turn a defeat such as this into a success, it’s him,” Ortega said of Chavez. But Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann said he did not think the results will prevent Chavez...