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...serious (but often curable) neurosis that attacks the biological basis of life itself. 'I can't help the way I am,' says one of the sodomites in this movie. 'Nature played me a dirty trick.' And the scriptwriters, whose psychiatric information is clearly coeval with the statute they dispute, accept this sick-silly self-delusion as a medical fact." The review, headlined "A Plea for Perversion?", appeared in the Feb. 23, 1962, issue of TIME magazine...
...setback. Earlier this year, she proposed a revolutionary new model to let teachers choose between two pay scales. They could make up to $130,000 in merit pay on the basis of their effectiveness--in exchange for giving up tenure for one year. Or they could keep tenure and accept a smaller raise. (Currently, the average teacher's salary in Washington is $65,902.) The proposal divided the city's teachers into raging, blogging factions. This fall, the union declined to put Rhee's proposal to a vote, and its relationship with her has become increasingly hostile...
HELD Cleared in 2004, 17 Chinese Muslims have remained at Gitmo because no country but China will accept them; the men argue they will be tortured if returned to their homeland...
University Spokesman John D. Longbrake said that Faust wanted to encourage students who felt pressured to accept jobs in the business sector to explore options in public service. In last spring’s baccalaureate address, Faust encouraged seniors to pursue careers they were passionate about, despite perceived pressure of accepting finance or consulting jobs, saying, “If you don’t pursue what you think will be most meaningful, you will regret...
...goals. He told of a time when he met a female biologist who prioritized her desire to reduce noise pollution affecting wildlife over concerns about human suffering. “I’m talking to people who say, ‘I’m going to accept pain and suffering...for this greater ecological utopia.’ I’m not willing to do this,” he said. Werbach also said businesses’ traditional method of sustainability, which is through philanthropy efforts, is ineffective. “It’s kind...