Word: ende
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...addition, The Satanic Verses publisher Viking Penguin has said that it would arrange not to publish a paperback version of the book if such a move would end the controversy and death threats that have arisen. We would strongly object to this type of agreement, which would jeopardize the future of Rushdie's novel. The human mind must not be held hostage...
...telephone has proved to be a handy -- and safer -- substitute for door-to-door buttonholing and an ideal pastime, especially for older churchgoers. Whan claims that about 10% of those dialed by churches seem mildly interested at first contact; after follow-up letters and calls, some 1% of them end up visiting worship services. Calvary Church, in a yuppie enclave outside Tampa, did even better. After eight volunteer canvassers phoned 10,000 new residents, 200 turned up for the first service. Today 600 belong...
...past two decades. On the positive side, it found that students have improved in "their ability to do simple computation, comprehend simple text and exhibit knowledge of everyday science facts." The performance gap between whites and racial minorities seems to be closing, although it remains "unacceptably large." By the end of high school, blacks and Hispanics still lag three to four years behind white students in achievement...
...opposing sides try to work out a deal allowing a sanitized version of the document to be introduced. If they succeed, the trial resumes; if not, the proceedings are halted while Attorney General Dick Thornburgh considers whether the document can be declassified. If Thornburgh says no, the trial could end. If the answer is yes, the proceedings continue but are broken again by the same sequence the next day, and twice the following week, and so on. It becomes precisely the "cuckoo-clock trial" (interrupted every hour) that Gesell has long publicly feared...
...guests check off all the activities and restaurants they want to try, and the Aloha Services staff will make all the reservations and print up a schedule. "And you know what?" says manager Cowell. "This will be happening in most resort hotels in the future. It's going to end up being a standard service...