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...address the long-term effects of tobacco products rather than production. Such pretenses rely on the faulty assumption that the two are legally separable. Because long term health costs are taken into consideration when the FDA establishes its regulations and guidelines, such a rhetorical handstand rests on a pretty weak base. By the same logic behind these arguments, alcohol companies could be held legally liable for alcoholism and all of its ill-effects. Anheuser Busch, Coors and the rest of the industry could be made to help foot the bill for heart diseases, liver disease, drunk driving, violent crimes...
...trying to develop a perfect society built on a complete falsehood: that you can create paradise in the middle of someone else's culture with no relation to that culture at all." Boyle was also drawn to Garland's narrator, whom he saw as "deeply flawed, difficult, disillusioned, impressionable, weak and a bit crazy. It's the kind of character I love, but also the kind that's difficult to sell to a mainstream audience." Boyle grins a bit, then lets loose a high-pitched giggle. "So, Leo's got the responsibility to sell...
...that does not say much but that provides a place from which to grow. Snakefarm's Songs from My Funeral is not an instant hit but is promising. The lyrics are repetitive and the music rarely has any build. The combination of techno and hip hop bass sounds and weak, yearning vocals create an odd combination of folk and pop that, although successful at moments, mostly put a listener to sleep. The inability to commit to one genre even within each song leaves the listener feeling unbalanced and bored. Songs from My Funeral works well as chilled background music...
Vladeck called the Apparel Industry Partnership Code--the set of standards the schools were considering--"very weak...
This solution is weak. By this half-hearted arrangement, it appears the council wants to claim it is listening to the student voice without having to bear the pesky inconvenience of a campus-wide debate on the various options the council's ad hoc committee proposed. Various plans would earmark the money for Springfest, student groups or a new sound system for the council to lend to student groups. Another proposal would have the council make a symbolic donation toward a new student center. Students deserve to participate in this debate and should have a direct say in which option...