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...country recorded a net permanent and long-term migration gain of 32,820 people, compared with a net loss of 9,270 the year before. Apart from economic considerations, psychologists say many returning expats are "cocooning" away from the insecurities of war and terrorism - which helps explain why the greatest increase in resettlement occurred after 9/11. In these troubled times, the other side of the world seems the safest place...
...fate of Iraq's WMD programs remains a mystery that Kay's group will pursue. But the absence of evidence of an imminent threat helps explain the disconnect between the U.S. and reluctant allies on Iraq. Without evidence to vindicate Washington's prewar claims, the debate at the UN is reduced to the U.S. and its coalition partners painting themselves as stewards of Iraqi liberation, while skeptics and adversaries see their presence there as an unwelcome occupation which, in the words of Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri - a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism - "has created far many...
...explain that “the single biggest trouble with time use for nearly all students who struggle is their pattern of studying in a series of short bursts” and that students should “dig in and engage one piece of work for hours at a time.” Are you really talking about hitting the books? Or is this a metaphor for something else?...
...hairstylist left me with a cute 1920s bob. Anyone who knows me understands that cute has never been my style. I wasn’t just looking for a short haircut. I wanted my hair to make a statement for me so I wouldn’t have to explain anything to anyone...
...weeks before the pageant, Redd went on the NPR radio show “OnPoint” to explain how she reconciles her Miss America involvement with her feminism. According to Redd, Diane Rosenfeld, a lecturer on women’s studies, helped her prep for the interview, “getting out of pageant mode and back into academic mode,” as she puts...