Word: calmness
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...however, Iraqi Kurds are likely to avoid confrontation. They are a landlocked people surrounded by enemies, and they know they need to keep the trade routes to Turkey open to have any chance of sustaining what peace and prosperity the one calm corner of Iraq affords. Whether the Turkey-PKK conflict allows that calm to persist, however, remains to be seen...
...their effect is not always destructive, and HVN encourages its members to form relationships with them. Reid says four of her seven voices calm her down during stressful situations, help her assess people she meets, and remind her what to buy at the grocery store. One - which she regards as that of herself as a child - even helped her successfully confront another, which she says mimics a man who molested her when she was 8 years old. "I'm not a confrontational person, so I needed her there," she says, noting that while the abuser's voice still occasionally criticizes...
...Even if I find something, I won't say anything. All these men are listening out for the discovery of a stone," says Patrice as he sees a handful of rebels walking towards the riverside mine. "If you find something you have to just remain calm and pretend nothing has happened," he adds...
...random and tragic acts of violence are impossible to prevent. In situations like this one, it is not productive to point fingers. Rather, we should acknowledge the losses experienced NIU and reflect on our own community in light of these events. Kazmierczak was clearly a troubled person beneath a calm exterior. Although he did well in school and was polite to his professors and fellow students, he also had an enthusiasm for tatoos of grisly horror movie scenes and recently sought advice from his estranged godfather on purchasing firearms. Kazmirczak struggled with depression, and stopped taking his medication three weeks...
Fidel's exit was hardly unexpected, and the streets of Havana today are reportedly calm. Seriously incapacitated by his stomach condition, the 81-year-old comandante, who has ruled Cuba and roiled the U.S. since taking power in 1959, has not been seen in public for a year and a half - even failing to appear at the podium last July 26 for the anniversary of the launching of his communist revolution. In December he released a letter saying he didn't want to "cling to power," which analysts like Latell called his de facto resignation. In his statement today, released...