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Over the next several days, Hill used his camera judiciously, snapping pictures only when he was certain the guards were fast asleep. "They were vigilant enough, but there were only two of them the whole time, with no relief," said Hill, who has been harsh in his criticism of Amal since his return to the U.S. "They weren't lazy, just exhausted...
...second anti-Japanese student protest in two months. In both cases, the ostensible purpose was to refresh Chinese memories of Japan's harsh military presence in China from 1931 to 1945. The events were also timed to coincide with two Sino-Japanese competitions in volleyball and an Oriental game called go. But the dissident students gave their protest an additional twist by dubbing the rally Democracy '85. In a manifesto circulated before the demonstration, organizers declared that "it will be impossible to realize our personal ambitions and careers without a conducive democratic atmosphere." University authorities responded with a series...
...competing more aggressively. Says Cathleen Black, publisher of USA Today: "Unfortunately, for a long time women were just grateful to get a position. Men, on the other hand, assumed that they were on the fast track." Women managers have also developed a more relaxed style, in contrast to the harsh manner of some of their predecessors. One reason for that change: men are becoming more comfortable with the new relationships...
Despite Peking's tough anticorruption campaign in recent months, cases have been few in which harsh justice actually has been meted out to Communist Party bigwigs, rather than to "common criminals." In a startling departure from this double standard, a Peking criminal court last week sentenced 23 government officials to as long as ten years in prison for crimes "involving bribery, fraud, illegal speculation and tax evasion." To make sure the Chinese public got the message, the sentencing hearing was broadcast on national television and the culprits were shown with their heads bowed and shaved. Most prominent among them...
...baby will fill the void in their lives are usually in for a rude shock. Hopes of escaping a dreary existence, of finding direction and purpose, generally sink in a sea of responsibility. With no one to watch the child, school becomes impossible, if not irrelevant. And despite the harsh lessons of experience, many remain careless or indifferent about birth control. About 15% of pregnant teens become pregnant again within one year; 30% do so within two years. "You ask, 'Why didn't you come in for the Pill?' and they say, 'I didn't have time,' " says an exasperated...