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...punishment. Indeed, we did not even ask the jury to award a specific amount of damages. The jury decided the damage award after instruction from the judge. Based on some reports, jurors believed that the award should have been even higher. The characterization of our lawsuits as attempts to stave off change and preserve the well-lined pockets of rich executives and artists is so 2003. It is not only a simplistic and unfair characterization, but it is out of step with those that have taken a serious look at the problems the industry is facing. It also ignores...
...while individual action is important - and the increasing ubiquity of green consumerism is a sign that the business world is getting the environmental message - the sheer scale of the climate challenge is so overwhelming that only a worldwide revolution in the way we use energy will be enough to stave off the worst consequences. That requires far-sighted political action from the top, starting in the capital of the world's biggest carbon emitter: Washington. Unfortunately, while scattered cities and states across America have begun to move on climate change - Gov. Schwarzenegger, take a bow - the federal government has been...
...construct their own.A common criticism of synbio scientists has been their reliance on self-created regulatory systems in safety proposals. “Extreme Genetic Engineering,” a paper published by ETC in January, states, “Synthetic biologists are making a concerted effort to stave off government scrutiny by making proposals that amount to self-regulation.” The truth is that policy adoption has been too slow—not research too fast. Regarding his surveillance proposal, which would rely on law enforcement investigating flagged reports, Church argues, “We have...
...Harvard defensive line that registered seven sacks and hit Hormann on almost every play, making Sir Mix-A-Lot proud on the way to a 27-12 Crimson victory in front of 2,283 fans at Wien Stadium in New York City.Columbia (1-7, 0-5 Ivy) struggled to stave off an aggressive Harvard (6-2, 5-0 Ivy) pass rush and was unable to move the ball on the ground against the stingiest rush defense in the Ivy League. Running backs Ray Rangel and Jordan Davis combined for just 22 yards on 10 carries, and the Lions finished...
...Rorty believes that philosophy is done best in the context of the novel, because the novel seeks to express solely the contingent. Proust is his ideal, because Proust wanted to create his paradise out of contingency, out of his self alone, and wanted to define himself forever both to stave off oblivion and to prevent other people from defining him in words that were...