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...planes and missiles based in Europe. However, instead of cutting the limit on strategic warheads from the 3,600 they previously proposed, the Soviets now want to include all cruise missiles in the total and set the ceiling at 8,000. Since the U.S. is first and foremost interested in slashing the number of warheads deployed on big land-based missiles, which form the backbone of Moscow's threatening arsenal, this aspect of the Soviet plan is likely to present a problem...
...clearly drawn than in parts of London such as Hackney and Islington, where slums abut some of the most desirable housing stock in the capital. But such analysis would be uncomfortable for a party that has ruled the country for more than a decade. "Antisocial behavior . . . is first and foremost the responsibility of the parents," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown ahead of the launch of the Youth Crime Action Plan that was published on July 15. The plan envisages a tougher enforcement of laws and heavier punishments for young offenders, as well as intensive intervention in 110,000 at-risk...
Prothero brings up what is perhaps the foremost example of this kind of tolerance. Most modern critics regard the Gospels of the new Testament as being mutually dependent. "Did Luke rip off Mark?" he asks. "Probably." That is to say, Luke probably incorporated Mark's gospel into his own. Did it matter? Certainly not to the early Christians, who put four different and arguably contradictory accounts in their Bible. "Piety," notes Prothero, "trumped authorship." Besides, the real author reigned in heaven...
...mile-high club": after an aircraft accident, decisions must be made in seconds [June 23]. Do you think a flight attendant would choose to save a passenger with an attitude or someone respectful? Remember that while we are there to serve you, first and foremost, we're there to save you. Adrian Ricks, DALLAS...
...hard to define good advising. We often hear that it provides students with sounding boards. My favorite description reads: “Advising creates a metaphorical space that allows and enables people to be receptive to learning about themselves.” Advising programs focus first and foremost on opening up space in which students can explore possibilities. In that advising space, students must feel comfortable imagining themselves as something different and yet still in accord with their true self...