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...Clash of Civlizations,” op-ed). While I recognize the right of European bigots to defame Islam if they choose to, these cartoons cannot be examined outside the context of the anti-Muslim sentiment that has, of late, gained so much legitimacy in European public discourse. The spurious examination employed by Ms. Ingram naturally leads to quaint visions of a "clash of civilizations" or of a noble Europe bearing the burden of free speech against rapacious Muslims who just don’t get it. I also vigorously object to Ms. Ingram’s casual...

Author: By Eren Tasar | Title: Fundamentalism a Global, Not Muslim, Problem | 2/17/2006 | See Source »

Amidst a myriad of flasks and his “black arts” chemicals and wearing an opulent gold brocade robe, the alchemist pursues his treacherous craft. But this craft in not merely the spurious production of gold; rather, the alchemist’s true art lies is his ability to exploit human weakness. The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s (HRDC) masterful presentation of Jacobean dramatist Ben Jonson’s “The Alchemist” succeeds in transcending its titular seventeenth century pseudoscience to provide a humorous look at the foibles of mankind...

Author: By Natasha M. Platt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hilarity Reveals Human Truths | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...spurious tip that local constables frequent a certain table at Harvard’s newly 24/7 Au Bon Pain, FM rises at the ungodly hour of 6:40 a.m. on a Friday morning to investigate...

Author: By Samuel C. Scott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SCENE & HEARD: The Breakfast Club: A.M. at ABP | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

...that are trial balloons filled with nothing but gas. That has spawned a host of wild rumors, often spread in text messages?"GMA will declare martial law on or before June 21 ... Stock up on water and groceries"?and a confusion that could eventually prove truly dangerous. The spurious warnings that the sky is falling mask the fact that Arroyo does indeed have lots of enemies. The public now has access to a tape-recorded telephone conversation of Arroyo allegedly discussing the manipulation of votes with an election-commission official after last year's presidential poll. If authentic, it would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Enemies at the Gates | 6/25/2005 | See Source »

Early this year a bomb went off in a computer at the Los Angeles department of water and power. The device did not explode; it was a "logic bomb," a smidgen of spurious software coding that had been secretly inserted into the giant IBM machine. At a preassigned time, the logic bomb suddenly went off and maliciously froze the utility's internal files. Work came to a standstill until a team of experts, including the Los Angeles police department's newly formed computer crime unit, was able to uncover the subversive coding. The unknown criminal, who could face five years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: A Threat from Malicious Software | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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