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...Project, founded in 1998, asks participants-who can be of any sexual orientation-to take an eight-hour vow of silence and distribute cards that say: "Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. People who are silent today believe that laws and attitudes should be inclusive of people of all sexual orientations. The Day of Silence is to draw attention to those who have been silenced by hatred, oppression and prejudice. Think about the voices you are not hearing. What can you do to end the silence...
...presence in that government of Israel's most acclaimed dove - former prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres - is designed to mollify Arab and international concern over Sharon's hawkish reputation. As much as Sharon aides vow to get tough with the Palestinians, they're also careful to emphasize that he wants dialogue. But that dialogue is unlikely to be a continuation of the Oslo peace process: While he's undertaken to abide by formal agreements signed by his predecessors, he's made abundantly clear that he has no intention of picking up negotiations where Barak left them...
...applaud the vow of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to lead a filibuster to block the energy bill. Moreover, we encourage Congress to pass the bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Nancy L. Johnson (R-Conn.) in the House (as well as Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) in the Senate) to grant the refuge "wilderness" status, effectively putting it off limits to drilling. Beyond the provisions affecting the refuge, much of the Republican bill is worth saving and should be incorporated in any bipartisan compromise, especially the tax incentives for consumers...
Hiring more professors and reforming curricular policies can provide an infrastructure that is conducive to a dynamic and vibrant academic community. Achieving that community, however, requires all of us to reach out with our minds and our efforts. As we set out on our spring academic journey, let us vow to ourselves to engage one another and to follow our passions. If we do this, our journey will be a worthwhile one indeed...
Small wonder that consumers are flocking to low-emission cell phones and buying headsets to distance themselves from their phones. It's the same caution that compelled the Walt Disney Co., distressed by reports that phone radiation might be particularly harmful to children (see box), to vow to stop licensing its cartoon characters for use with cell phones "until there is reliable scientific evidence establishing the absence of any risk...