Word: directionality
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...land, a land of winding dirt roads and hills peppered with rolls of hay perched on hillsides like giant spools of thread. In my Currier dorm room, I have a patchwork quilt on my bed and pencil holders made of reused tea canisters on my desk. It is a direct result of the strength and permanence of Appalachian values and Granny’s—my family’s—diligence in their preservation...
...SARS crisis in 2003, Taiwan's application was rejected because of Beijing's opposition to their entrance. As China's next door neighbor, Taiwan was greatly impacted by SARS with 346 cases and 73 deaths. And at the time, because it was not a WHO member, it could not directly report to the WHO or receive direct assistance. (Read about Chinese tourists in Taiwan...
...Taiwan and China relations have warmed greatly since Ma Ying-jeou became Taiwan's president last May. Since then, China and Taiwan have held three rounds of unprecedented talks - the first in 60 years - to agree on milestones like establishing direct flights between Taiwan and China and opening Taiwan tourism to Chinese citizens. Last weekend, they agreed to enable each other's banks to set up branches on either side of the Strait, and more than double the number of weekly direct flights that started last year. Before Ma's time, passengers traveling from Taipei to Shanghai...
These cuts will have a direct impact on PBHA’s funding. The association is slated to lose a $4000 grant from the Department of Public Health Youth Violence Prevention Program. It would also receive a reduced grant from the After-School and Out-of-School programs. The grant’s value would fall from...
...expert on U.S.-Iranian relations, it's too early to read anything definitive into Ahmadinejad's latest statement about Israel. Though Ahmadinejad made the comment in a broadcast with a major U.S. television network reaching millions, Parsi notes, it seemed to come out as the result of a direct question posed by Stephanopoulos rather than as part of a clearly prepared statement. In the interview, Ahmadinejad also emphasized his well-rehearsed proposal for a referendum that he clearly hopes would enable the world's 10 million Palestinians to put an end to Israel's existence through the ballot...