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...adequately explain to Taiwan his vision for the country. And the country, despite its pop-cultural frenzy, desperately needs a blueprint to climb out of its economic morass. The Taipei Stock Exchange is down 40% since Chen was elected, and joblessness is at a 23-year high at 3.9%. The Taiwanese for decades forgave the KMT for a multitude of sins?even the imposition of martial law?as long as its stewardship kept economic growth pumping away. Chen cannot expect the same degree of patience in a floundering economy. He needs the people on his side. He needs a legislative...
Even without the new regulations, some playground operators could see that changes were needed. "There were horrible metal pieces and concrete that could cut our children," says Judy Davidson, who successfully lobbied to have climbing equipment removed from Community Elementary School 236, where she teaches in the Bronx, N.Y. But in two years of writing grant proposals, Davidson has been unable to replace what a bulldozer demolished in a few minutes. "You know how important it is for them to have a place to climb and play," she laments...
...Shortly before 4 a.m., [Johnson and a friend] decided to climb the fire escape using a rope with a hook to get to the top of the roof," said Laura Mikols, a public relations associate at B.U. "There were two other students who acted as lookouts...
...climb went awry when Johnson lost his grip on the rope and fell to the ground below, causing severe head trauma...
...about 1970, the year of the greatest increase, suggest that two of the reasons I suggested, Faculty reaction to the Vietnam War and support of affirmative action, were indeed significant. What is the Dean’s explanation for why grades once inflated remain so high and continue to climb...