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That's the theory. It's pretty optimistic. It assumes that the world agrees on the primacy of human rights over national sovereignty and has the resolve to impose that consensus--another heady assumption--on the wayward few. "I don't know how the U.N. ever passed that resolution," says Anthony Holmes, head of the Africa program at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. "Maybe all the delegates had a great champagne reception before they signed, but I suspect that many of the countries that voted for it then would never vote for it again...
...stone's throw from Manhattan in the Hudson River, the speedy response of nearby ferries and tour boats, the fact that no passengers were seriously hurt. But among the surprises was that the incident appeared to be caused not by a terrorist attack or mechanical failure, but by a wayward flock of geese. (See pictures of the plane crash in the Hudson River.) While the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to conduct a full investigation, authorities believe that the geese were sucked into the plane's two jet engines, causing immediate engine failure shortly after takeoff from New York...
...Foreigners have also run afoul of Thailand's lèse-majesté laws. Recently accused expatriates include an Australian teacher whose novel referenced a fictional wayward prince, and the BBC's Thailand-based correspondent whose online pieces described the role of the monarchy within Thai politics. Both cases have prompted an outcry from international human-rights organizations. "By trying to protect the King's image, the government is actually doing it harm, and in some cases the charge of lèse-majesté has been entirely inappropriate and unjustified," said media watchdog Reporters Without Borders...
...this decade - ninth and tenth, if you count this double feature as two films - not including shorter films and the TV series K Street. And he doesn't just direct his own films, he photographs them (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews). Yet Soderbergh seems defined more by these giant, wayward ambitions than by a discernible authorial personality. If his name were taken off his films, sophisticated viewers would be hard pressed to locate a visual or thematic through-line...
...fans in attendance little time to breathe.After 13 minutes of play, Harvard had built a 31-15 lead and was shooting an astounding 72 percent from the floor and 80 percent from behind the arc.The team was firing on all cylinders. Solid defense led to a number of wayward passes from the Wildcats, and the speed of the Crimson players allowed them to capitalize.“Everything stems from our defense,” Finelli said.The steals allowed Harvard to break, and everything was clicking for the offense.“Most of the shots just come...