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...Miura stool by Konstantin Grcic for Plank A stackable stool easily[an error occurred while processing this directive] slung over the shoulder for carrying, Miura might be described as an urban version of a shooting stick. The rigorous, British-trained, Munich-based Grcic would probably scoff at such speculation - he says his inspiration is a product's material qualities, in this case fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene. www.plank.it...
Many people may scoff at the decision earlier this week by the Berkeley City Council to put a resolution on the Nov. 7 ballot calling for President Bush and Vice President Cheney to be impeached. After all, 74,000 voters of what is often referred to as The People's Republic of Berkeley can't legally oust the President and Vice President. But Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates thinks his city is simply ahead of its time, as it has often proved to be in the past...
...recent flare-up was last week's tragedy on a Gaza beach, where a number of members of a Palestinian family were killed by what is suspected to have been a stray Israeli shell. Soon after Hamas declared an end to its unilateral cease-fire. Though Israeli officials might scoff at that statement - given the involvement of Hamas leaders in many previous rocket attacks against Israel from inside Gaza - the prospect of Hamas resuming terror attacks and Israeli plans for a broad offensive in northern Gaza suggest that a new wave of violence and political instability may be building...
...also needs politicians who will not sell out their constituents at the drop of a hat. The world needs our best, most talented, most caring, and most thoughtful people doing work that helps people directly, but we also need them everywhere else. When those who prioritize service first scoff at entire professions, they leave these professions open to those who place the notion of public service last...
...editors: Re: “Virtual Veritas,” magazine, Apr. 13. Those who scoff at Harvard Extension School’s distance education program merely underscore their limited understanding of education today. Harvard College students are wrong to assume that Harvard Extension School students can’t get an equally great education online, outside the traditional classroom, as those who have the opportunity to study on campus. The Harvard Extension School proves that a great American education is possible in more ways than one. JEREMIAH D. BRAUNLIN Ulster Park, N.Y. April...