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...besides, says a senior European diplomat, Iranian politicians are using the nuclear issue "as a sort of litmus test of the revolutionary spirit." Privately, he says, key Western officials have concluded grimly that, for the present, "sanctions are not a strategy" because as long as compromise means appeasement, no aspiring Iranian leader is likely to embrace it. No surprise, then, that Iran's government news agency, ISNA, reported Friday that nuclear scientists have begun feeding uranium gas into a second 164-machine cascade of centrifuges...
...movie seesaws between the twin poles of masochism and sadism. It's a cunning variation on a behavioral test given to college students: they're instructed to push a button that will administer an electric shock to someone in the next room and, often as not, they do as they're told. There the point is to see if the subjects will take orders against their best instincts. Here, Jigsaw has two rationales for his eccentric behavior. One is to punish people he believes are moral transgressors, though his judgments tend to be hasty and draconian. The other is more...
...brilliance of producers like Kanye West shine through in a low-key way, letting Legend’s voice carry smoothly over all the beats. Though it’s not a masterstroke, it’s safe to say that Legend’s sound will stand the test of time...
...walled out earlier this year. Chinese language courses have seen a 27 percent increase in enrollment, from 273 to 348 undergraduates. But not all students have been able to enroll in the Chinese class of their choice due to a discrepancy between their score on the Chinese language placement test and their own perception of their Chinese ability. According to Director of the Chinese Language Program Shengli Feng, about 15 heritage students were not allowed to enroll in Chinese 130a, “Advanced Modern Chinese,” after achieving placement test scores that were too high for that...
...that China and Russia are unlikely to buckle to U.S. pressure for tough sanctions, and the most hawkish element in Tehran may be encouraged by a perception that North Korea's defiance has forced the U.S. to deal with nuclear arsenal as a fait accompli. Even before Pyongyang's test, Iran's position appeared to be hardening against a compromise with the Western demand for suspending enrichment. Tehran's leaders appear to believe that a deadlock in which they continue enrichment while facing limited sanctions will ultimately force the West to make more concessions to Iran's terms. That confidence...