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...pleased, though, that the University, since the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, has continued to resist on-campus recruitment, even in light of the courts later decision not to implement its ruling until after the Supreme Court hearing. We applaud the administration for its stance against the bigotry of the military, but wish the principle had developed into greater action. Nonetheless, the litigation by FAIR has already produced significant results, and we hope similar results are achieved by the Supreme Court ruling...
...Gallo family makes no apologies for insisting on certain qualities in its wines when it negotiates with its international partners. "We know that Americans want wines that are fruit forward," says Joe. "We know they want wines you can drink young." Some local winemakers resist the idea that Gallo tells them each step to take. But they acknowledge that Gallo looks for winemakers interested in crafting wines in a more modern style: Sieur d'Arques winemaker Alain Gayda admits his wines were more fruit forward than his rivals' even before he teamed up with Gallo...
Baseball plays a cruel trick on those of us who were captured by it before we even had the chance to resist. It takes hold of us, a mystical unrelenting force that someone outside the baseball cult couldn’t possibly understand. From the time of your first game, from the time you can put on a cap, from the time you know what 6-4-3 actually means, it?...
...game of diplomatic poker is, of course, profoundly unpredictable. But it's likely that he'll resist the temptation to turn over his hole card by revealing conclusively that he does indeed possess weapons of mass destruction. The more probable outcome is that, through the six-party talks or some other vehicle, the frustrating diplomatic game will continue. "At some point, we are going to have to assess where we are and look for other measures" beyond the six-party talks, says Hill. "I am not prepared to say precisely when that will...
...Resist the impulse to offer a “live tour” of Harvard academics: “seven to ten pages on the moral problems of capitalism in 19th century Poland. GO.” That is, unless your prefrosh is Polish. In which case, deadline is Monday...