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...diplomatic consensus was not good going into the orchestra's adventure in the Hermit Kingdom. Except for closing a nuclear reactor at Yongbyon - a significant step, to be sure - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has not fulfilled any other aspect of the supposedly ground-breaking deal he signed last year. But the warmth and musical harmony of Tuesday night in Pyongyang seemed to belie that impasse. And what dramatic possibilities there might have been. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on the same peninsula, albeit in South Korea, attending the inauguration of that country's new President. If there...
...There is some consensus as to who is behind the blog, but, fortunately for us, it’s been way off base,” they said...
...laws. The problem isn’t just that we are crazy now; it’s that we are progressively getting crazier. The WHO predicts that by 2020 mental health disorders will become the second most common disease in the world, just behind heart disease. The basic consensus: if you aren’t crazy now, just wait—you will...
...clinginess which could involve “a difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others,” a “difficulty in expressing disagreement” and a tendency of “volunteering for unpleasant tasks”). The consensus is that if an individual is shy, clingy, distrustful of authority, or enjoys coffee too much, then he is chemically imbalanced and needs professional attention. My personal advice is to start planning interventions for all your friends...
...decision to transfer much of HMI was far from a consensus. And the Medical School officials who were responsible for the organization’s creation and growth—and who have been succeeded by leaders more amenable to Mass. Hall’s perspective—worry that the University will dismantle in a matter of months the “good work” that took over a decade to build...