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...many Malay Muslims, Lau's ruling crosses the line. Prominent Muslim clerics, lawmakers and government ministers have questioned the soundness of the judgment. A coalition of 27 Muslim NGOs wrote to the nine Malay sultans, each the head of Islam in their respective states, to intervene and help overturn the verdict. A Facebook campaign by Muslims started on Jan. 4 has attracted more than 100,000 supporters. Among them: Deputy Trade Minister Mukhriz Mahathir, son of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who also waded into the controversy, saying the court is not a proper forum to decide an emotional religious...
...colleges given too much respect? Universities definitely get too much of a free pass. We have not gotten in the habit of asking hard questions about whether or not universities are doing a good job of teaching their students. Some of them are. There are fantastic universities, fantastic departments, fantastic programs, but there are also terrible universities, terrible departments, terrible programs. And the great fiction is that there are none of the latter. Listen to the way that we talk to students about the admissions process. Even as they compete for the best students, schools say, "It's all about...
...eating a lot of foods that I don't like? There's got be a coupon for the items that you like if you're brand flexible. Maybe someone says, "I have to have Kellogg's Raisin Bran, I won't eat Post Raisin Bran." Even in respect [to] that kind of brand person, there is going to be a coupon for that particular brand at some time. So if it's that important to you to have that brand, recognize when it's at its lowest price and stock up on it. (See questions and answers about retirement...
...Person of the Year - Not! Although I respect your choice of Ben Bernanke for Person of the Year, I find it really weird that not a single mention is made of the Iranian protesters [Dec. 28 - Jan. 4]. In the online poll you launched over the past weeks, the popular choice was quite clearly oriented toward these freedom fighters. I find it offensive not to have even a mention of them in your letter to readers. Jacopo Giuntoli Delft, The Netherlands...
...decision today is not out of hopelessness but rather one of hope and opportunity,” Galluccio wrote in a letter today to Senate President Therese Murray. "In the end, I make this decision out of admiration and respect for each and every one of my Senate colleagues...