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...that Turkey's local elections are out of the way, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is free to focus on economic and political reforms. Progress is needed, and quickly - not only to get the country through these turbulent economic times but also to avert the risk of a breakdown in E.U.-Turkey relations before the end of the year. The irony is that the relationship is most at risk at a time when the E.U. and Turkey need each other more than ever...
Harrington has learned to balance his obsessive focus on technical details with a less tangible discipline - sports psychology. Renowned golf psychologist Bob Rotella teaches Harrington how not to think, encouraging him to play "unconscious, out-of-his-mind golf." Such clarity is muddled by technical tinkering on the practice tee, so Rotella places a limit on practice during big tournaments. It's an abstention Harrington struggles to uphold. "I'm getting better but if I'm let loose I'll just practice all day," he says...
According to Post and Currier blogger Travis Haney, coach Fitz remains terrifying as ever, with all of his focus formerly devoted to 41 Harvard teams now channeled solely towards Gamecocks football. The title of the post ("Craig Fitzgerald Scares Me") says it all. Can we get a "Why am I not surprised?" from an athlete in the room...
...publishing market. “With the rise in popularity of digital content, the publishing industry’s sales had been seeing drops even before the recession,” she said. “It’s disappointing, but we’re trying to focus on the positive and remember that at least it’s certainly not the death of the industry. The current economy just makes it all the more imperative to follow the new trends.” Brenna E. McLaughlin, electronic and strategic initiatives director for the AAUP, said that nearly...
...more true for the Pashtun, the country's largest ethnic group, who don't seem to live in any time zone at all. Last week the Obama Administration didn't propose going to war with the Pashtun. But a larger American presence in Afghanistan, and the Obama Administration's focus on the Taliban and al-Qaeda elements in the tribal border regions, runs that very risk...