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...brothers and sisters needed a father, and we gained one through Uncle Teddy," said his nephew Joseph Kennedy at a memorial service the night before. "We just needed someone to hang on to, and Teddy was always there to hang on to. He had such a big heart, and he shared that heart with...
...turning to ashes in Vietnam. In New York the murder rate jumped 21% in 1968 alone; and then murder swept away first Martin Luther King and then Bobby, who had become, in the words of New York psychiatrist Frederic Wertham, a natural target for "magnicide - the killing of somebody big...
...attempt to sabotage the hard-earned good situation in cross-strait relations." Political commentator Antonio Chiang says China's obligatory protest will not hurt Ma's platform of improving relations. "Beijing is going to make some noise, but that's it," he says. "They understand Ma's in big trouble." Beijing, whose goal is eventual unification with the island, is wary of the DPP, which leans towards independence for Taiwan, and would certainly like to see Ma re-elected in 2012. Ma's drop in popularity is probably more of a concern to China than the Dalai Lama's visit...
...matter how mature a 13-year-old she is, the psychological effects would be enormous," says Amanda Owens, a London-based sports psychologist, who worries that Dekker's planned journey could leave her emotionally stunted. "At that age, two years is a big chunk of her life to spend alone. Plus, she wouldn't yet have the coping strategies to deal with the emotional trauma that can - and would - happen." (See the top 10 sporting moments...
...advertise in trade magazines and they pretend to offer coaching for would-be Ph.D. students, but it's a fairy tale," he says. "People know when they read the adverts they can get their Ph.D. for money and not for their [academic] work." Theisen says these Ph.D. scams are big business, with the rewards more than just an impressive diploma to hang on the wall: "People who buy their Ph.D. titles then go on to demand more money from their employers in their future careers." (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...