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...there are the Maoists whose youth cadres are responsible for much of the lawlessness that has plagued parts of the country. The Maoist leader, still known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, insists they are committed to multi-party democracy, but some Kathmandu insiders believe the former rebels will balk at an election defeat. The Maoists consider themselves the chief catalysts of Nepal's transformation; recently, Prachanda declared to reporters that the path to a republic was "our agenda alone...
...people most likely to balk at tax-increased Internet prices are new users who figure if it's getting more expensive, they can keep doing without it," Mandela says. But with annual French internet access increasing by nearly 14% per year - and by more than 22% for fast connections - Sarkozy may be banking on something his fellow cash-strapped leaders may also get hip to: internet access just isn't optional for most people any more. "These days, there just aren't many people who could respond to higher Internet prices by saying, 'Forget it, I'll just do without...
...real" problem or was just faking it. In the current study, 80% of doctors disagreed with that statement. "That's a significant shift in doctors' thinking in a relatively short time," says lead author Rachel Sherman, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Chicago. Today, few doctors balk when patients say they have pain but show nothing abnormal in scans. "Physicians in this survey believe the mind and the body are inherently interconnected, and that belief can challenge our approach to the healing process in new, innovative ways," she says...
...faculty members have given for avoiding real reform in the way courses are evaluated at Harvard. Today, members of the Faculty have the opportunity to end their hypocrisy and submit themselves to the same type of rigorous evaluation they frequently demand of their students. We hope they do not balk once again...
...outnumber its shiny, new features, as evidenced by the fact that it has only a three out of five star rating on Amazon’s own website.The biggest hurdle Kindle faces is its cost. Consumers used to the relatively inexpensive iPod (80 gigabytes for $250 at Amazon) may balk at Kindle’s $400 price tag. Worse, $9.99 per book feels like highway robbery, given that Amazon will deliver hardcopies of gently used books to your door for half that price, shipping included...