Word: supportive
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...administration made some concessions and promises to student protesters last semester, but the demands for a living wage for all Harvard employees, rape support services and an end to sweatshop labor will likely continue into the fall and winter...
...Indonesia to accept such a force. Australia would take the lead in any peacekeeping operation, and already has 4,500 troops on alert. Most of the remainder of the mission would likely come from within the region ? Washington has made clear that the U.S. may consider offering logistical support, but no troops...
Torture may no longer be de rigueur for terror suspects in Israeli hands, but it?ll remain the last resort. Prime Minister Ehud Barak indicated Wednesday that he?ll support legislation to soften a landmark Supreme Court decision outlawing torture by Israel?s security services. Barak doesn?t want the security forces? hands tied when bombs are ticking ? although the Supreme Court indicated it might accept a "ticking bomb" argument in specific cases, such exceptions would be made only after the perpetrators had been brought to trial. "This is an extremely emotional issue for Israel," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief...
...with Zaitz's vision, helped along by new technology. In just the few years since Zaitz bought his first modem, analysts estimate that close to 35% of the nation's 3 million farmers have gone online. COW has evolved into Farms.com one of the first e-business sites to support real-time farm auctions. Farmers who visit the site can buy and sell entire lots of cattle via digital video feeds and still images. They can also get chemicals, grain and feed commodities online. On average, says Zaitz, Farms.com has more than 40,000 unique visitors a month. During...
...Expected increase, 1996-2006, in demand for database administrators, computer-support specialists and computer scientists...