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...prosecutors in the Google case, however, said the verdict highlights the fact that certain values should endure regardless of technological innovation. "We are very satisfied, because by means of this trial we have posed a serious problem: that is to say, the protection of human beings, which must prevail over corporate interests," they said in a statement. Marco Bardazzi, a senior editor at the Torino daily La Stampa and co-author of a recent book about the Internet revolution, said the Italian case could mark a symbolic crossroads for Google, which was founded with the mission statement...
Basketball standout Victoria Lippert has a rather surprising item to notch on to her growing lists of accomplishments: a black belt in taekwondo. The freshman admits to trying a number of sports growing up before finally getting serious about basketball in high school. But for the Harvard women’s basketball team, her choice to pick up the ball rather than keep the belt was a blessing...
...thus impeccable. The South Korean - born author is the first Asian to become a Master of Wine (an international group of fewer than 300 experts so certified by London's Institute of Masters of Wine). But hers does not, on first perusal, come across as a serious work. The cover image of Lee posing in a flowing red evening gown isn't calculated to enhance the book's credibility, and there appears to have been no budget for original food photography - so the reader is served up stock-house images of congealing soups and stone-cold stir-fries...
...believes is a key to long-term stability in the region, especially Afghanistan. "In essence, this is a 'talk about talks,' " says Wilson John, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, a think tank in New Delhi. "If you ignore the public posturings, both the countries are serious about reopening the dialogue." (See pictures of terrorism in Mumbai...
...sight of generals in police custody may be momentous to many Turks, but if the government is serious about democratic reforms, it will need to do a lot more to win over its skeptics...