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Thursday, October 23, 2003 ( 1:54 PM ) MB Last Monday on Talk of the Nation Lynn Neary spoke with Hurst Hammun (Professor of international law at the Fletcher School at Tufts University) about sovereignty. About eleven minutes into the discussion Professor Hammun talks about why using human rights violations as an excuse for an invasion of Iraq would not have been a good idea. In the same program John L. Esposito (Professor of religion & international affairs at Georgetown University) talks about the Islamic view of sovereignty. Elsewhere, Stanley Kurtz has some comments on Professor Esposito. Permalink Wednesday, October 22, 2003 ( 9:08 AM ) MB Halloween Safety Four times as many children ages 5 to 14 are killed while walking on Halloween evening compared with other evenings of the year, and falls are a leading cause of injuries among children on Halloween, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WESH in Orlando Florida has safety tips, create a Jack-o-lantern, and Halloween e-cards. Permalink Tuesday, October 21, 2003 ( 8:47 AM ) MB For Jimmy Estes, that was war; this is football In April he was in Iraq, riding in the lead tank in the Jessica Lynch rescue. Now he is a walk-on player for the University of Louisville football team. Permalink Monday, October 20, 2003 ( 9:02 AM ) MB Yesterday I asked some people if they had a choice would they rather have above average intelligence and average luck or above average luck and average intelligence. Everyone answered the same way, above average intelligence and average luck. I didn't ask a huge number of people and all that I did ask I would consider to be above average in intelligence already. I wonder what the answer would have been if I had just asked about which they would rather be, more intelligent than they are now or luckier? I would have gone with the rest on wanting above average intelligence and average luck but with the second question I would have picked being luckier. As with any poll, you can ask what appears to be the same question but the way you phrase it makes a difference in the answers you get. Permalink ( 2:58 AM ) MB I think Louisville is a great city, but I wouldn't go this far.... Permalink |
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