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...document has reignited a debate that has recently bubbled through the commentary pages of Chinese newspapers over the nature of "universal values." Opinion writers have argued whether pluralism is a western creation with limited application to China, or a political ideal for all nations. Columnist Sima Nan wrote on his blog that the charter was a dangerous attempt to promote a Chinese "color revolution," referring to pro-democracy movements in Ukraine and Georgia...
...Afghanistan over the past year and a half, according to press accounts and human rights groups. About 1,500 were civilians. While suicide bombs and other insurgent activities have killed the bulk of those civilians, comparisons between international and insurgent-inflicted death tolls insufficiently address the issue, says Dr. Sima Samar, Chairwoman of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. "We expect the International forces to do better," she says. "The Taliban do not abide by international human rights and humanitarian law. The international forces and the Afghan National Army have to be more cautious than the Taliban. Otherwise they will...
...materials rather than having them dictated by the central office. The process helps to energize the teachers and get them working together, say administrators and educators. "I've been science department chair for four years, but this is the first time we are really working as a team," says Sima Fiak of Phillips Academy. As part of the transformation, teachers receive coaching throughout the year on how to use the new materials...
Over the past two years, however, there has been a surprising streak of compliance. A national smoking law that had been predicted to be roundly ignored is instead almost universally obeyed. To better understand this twist, I track down an American writer friend, Sima Belmar, who moved to Naples two years ago and married a native, Antonio Capezzuto. He owns a small wine bar, and he has an explanation for the good behavior. "You respect the person who is running a business," he says, "not because it's the law." As we walk past colorful markets of produce and fresh...
...Sharon, still in a coma after a massive stroke last January - has tapped into a new pragmatism among Israeli voters. Co-existing with the Palestinians, especially with a government next door now run by Hamas, now seems an impossibility to most of them. A vote for Kadima, says columnist Sima Kadmon of Yedioth Ahronoth, is nothing less than the "victory of the desire of most of the public to rid themselves of the Palestinians... It is the expression of the desire to see a border with a Jewish state on one side and a Palestinian state on the other...