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...case, they carry out their counterterrorism differently from the U.S., led more by police than soldiers. Europeans worry that their new role in 75% of the country will just encourage the U.S. to concentrate even more exclusively on counterterrorist search-and-destroy operations, undermining the "softly, softly" approach the European troops are equipped to handle - indeed inviting them to become targets. Of course, as in Iraq, effective local security forces might get foreign soldiers off the hook. But the new Afghan army of 26,000 is unreliable, and the new police force of 56,000 is 90% illiterate. Even more...
Shipon-Blum's treatment approach involves a range of cognitive-behavioral techniques aimed, at least at first, at increasing nonverbal interaction. In her office in Jenkintown, Pa., wedged into a strip mall along with a Dunkin' Donuts and a beauty salon, Shipon-Blum has taped colorful Popsicle sticks together into a pointer, and kids use it to respond to questions by indicating either a YES card or a NO card. The amount of homework Shipon- Blum assigns surprises many parents. When shopping with their parents, for example, kids are encouraged to hand the money to merchants. And in restaurants, children...
...approach that seems to be paying off. When a photographer from TIME showed up to take her picture in class recently, Abby not only worked out the answer to an arithmetic question but also accomplished something she has just started to do: she shared it out loud, in her own quiet but unwavering voice...
Larsen sees the crackdown as a way of targeting the problem without going after the workers directly--an acceptable solution for the sensitive political ecosystem of the Hamptons. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who mainly oversees the more working-class communities west of the Hamptons, takes a more direct approach. Levy, a Democrat, has initiated sting operations on local contractors and helped towns bust lawbreaking landlords. His police also forcibly removed day laborers from a Farmingville 7-Eleven parking lot. Levy says the voters in his county appreciate his strong arm. "There's a tremendous disconnect between the public...
...Sprint takes the cable TV approach, packing in a dizzying number of channels. If you pay $25 per month (in addition to your voice plan) for the Power Vision Ultimate Pack, you get an abundance of content from NBC, Fox News, Fox Sports, ESPN, The Weather Channel and Discovery Channel...