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Turkey will have to do its bit to avert a crisis in E.U.-Turkey relations as well. The European Commission, in a November 2008 update on accession, told Turkey loud and clear that it no longer wanted to hear excuses for inaction. The E.U. wants Turkey to stop prosecuting critical writers and journalists; do more to protect the rights of women and minorities; improve the functioning of the economy, for example by getting a grip on industrial subsidies; and much else...
...said University President Drew G. Faust in the press release. “His own career combines leadership at the forefront of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary science with a passionate devotion to education and to the public good. It will be a pleasure to welcome and hear from him on Commencement day.” Chu graduated from the University of Rochester in 1970 before going on to receive a Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley. He won a Nobel prize in 1997 for his work cooling atoms with laser lights. He was confirmed for his cabinet post...
...about to just toss out his Easter.Before I could even think to be scared I said, “Why don’t you just come sit with me and Daddy. We’re up real close so you shouldn’t have a problem hearing.”His smile deflated. He eyed me like I’d told him you could light your lamp with apple tea. “That’s real nice, Miss Winnie, but I don’t think so.”“Well...
...having the condition felt like being buried alive. What's the most important thing a parent can do to help draw a child out? Just remember that there is a very alert, bright, loving sweet child in there who simply looks like he doesn't care and can't hear you. They very much know what's going on. Evan has repeated things to me that I said to him when he was three and in his worst state. (See six tips for traveling with an autistic child...
...Within minutes, we hear the roar of rapids around a bend, and the jade-green Kameng turns into a washing machine tossing us around like dirty socks. Giant boulders rush toward us; the raft bucks and rears in the waves, spinning dangerously on the edge of a giant hole that appears in the water. "Left Forward! Hard!" shouts Eamon Maddocks, our guide, as a wave crashes over the bow, submerging us in a sparkling effervescence, an icy electricity. From far away, I discern Eamon's voice, yelling "Paddle! Paddle!" And I do, furiously...