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Steves' approach to travel is suited for a time of economic distress. He encourages readers to go to Europe through what he has long called its "back door," like a neighbor, staying in modest hotels, eating in local cantinas, for what he believes is a more casual and authentic journey. "It's spending less but experiencing more," Steves explains. "Ideally, you are welcomed as part of the party rather than put up with as part of the economy." Steves roots his followers not in a city's tourist meccas but in neighborhoods like Trastevere in Rome and around...
...point is, there are civilized compromises to be made - not always, but often - on even the toughest social issues. We are beset by wars and economic distress, and we no longer have the luxury of ceding these discussions to demagogues and fundraising interest groups. It's time to move...
...unharmed and unfazed, but Cambridgeshire police charged Jahnke with causing "harassment, alarm, and distress" to the Chinese Premier and the students present. On Tuesday, District Judge Ken Sheraton ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove that the alleged crime had in fact been committed. But the judge didn't let Jahnke off lightly. "You leave the court with an acquittal," Sheraton told the student, "but also with a warning for your future conduct." And with that verbal slap on the wrist, a line was drawn under a case that leaves unanswered questions about Chinese-British diplomacy and freedom...
...government to put his client on the stand. The claim was strongly denied by the prosecution, and the court ruled that there was no evidence of that. It remains unexplained, however, why the only witnesses who claimed that Jahnke's behavior had caused them anything resembling "harassment, alarm and distress" were Chinese students who had initially been contacted by a London law firm acting on behalf of the Chinese embassy...
Sprague said he was walking towards the Malkin Athletic Center from the Education School when he saw Cosby stumbling toward him. Another woman on the scene called 911 upon witnessing Cosby’s distress, Sprague said...