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...write about it. Instead, his first stab at fiction produced a dense, depressing investigation of child sex-trafficking in Asia, an issue Cotterill has also delved into as an NGO worker. That novel sold "about two copies," Cotterill says. He realized a lighter touch might prove more palatable to readers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bodies of Work | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...mechanism completely unknown to science. Yet the majority of the committee ruled that sentience is “morally relevant” because we cannot rule out the possibility of sentience. This is an utter bastardization of the skepticism that forms the foundation of modern science. We cannot prove that plants are not sentient. Similarly, we cannot prove that bacteria do not have opinions on the Iraq War or that algae don’t love. However, the traditional role of skepticism is to seek truth by discarding assumptions. The ECNH has reversed this practice by creating policy based...

Author: By Steven T. Cupps | Title: Considering the Lilies of the Field | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

Dukakis even referenced the current financial crisis to prove his point...

Author: By Paul C. Mathis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dukakis Dings Electoral College | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...Murphy said.With a long trip, a blossoming rivalry, and the lingering memories of a stinging, 31-28 loss there in 2006—and if the Tigers can finally realize both their offensive and defensive abilities—tomorrow’s game has the potential to prove more interesting than the statistics might suggest.—Staff writer Madeleine I. Shapiro can be reached at mshapiro@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jousting in Jersey | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...lengthy interviews, Fritzl described himself as an "alibi child" who was only conceived so that his mother could prove to her partner that she was not sterile. According to Fritzl's account, she neglected him and subjected him to traumatic experiences like abandonment. During World War II bombing raids, for example, Fritzl's mother would retreat to an air-raid shelter for safety, leaving Fritzl alone in the family home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Austria's Sex-Slave Father Tells His Side of the Story | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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