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...first Middle East trip of his presidency closes, George W. Bush finds himself as deeply involved and committed to the politics of the region as any Arab or Israeli leader. In promising to "ride herd" on the Israelis and Palestinians to get them moving along his "roadmap" to peace, Bush has made his administration directly responsible for overseeing the day-to-day implementation and mediation of a new peace process that has aroused little optimism in the region. And he's taking on the role alongside the epic challenge of occupying and remaking Iraq...
...roadmap" process can, indeed, lead to an end of the occupation. And, as of Wednesday, it may well fall to the White House to play both coach and referee on a day to day basis - a process veterans of previous efforts may inclined to compare less with "riding herd," than with herding cats...
Mild cases would also act like natural vaccines, conferring immunity on the patients. When 70% or so of a population has immunity - what epidemiologists call herd immunity - a virus is considered burned out: it can't spread further because there is almost no one left to infect. In the meantime, hospitals are trying to prevent the disease from taking root by isolating patients and using gowns, masks, goggles and gloves religiously - techniques that so far have proved extremely effective at preventing transmission...
...grooming them for a stand-alone DVD release and possibly a full-length feature. The story of The ChubbChubbs! revolves around Meeper, a resident of the planet Glorf, who--well, the story doesn't matter. What does matter is that these furry little critters are more merchandisable than a herd of Ewoks drinking Diet Pepsi...
TURKISH FILM SERIES. The director shot both films and a judge during his years as one of Turkey’s best known political activists and writers. Three of his later films, Road, The Wall and The Herd, will be screened this weekend in a series jointly presented by Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Harvard Film Archive. The films are a merciless attack on Turkey’s government, which Guney considered fascist, and its culture, which he considered primitive and self-destructive. Yol, which won Guney a Palme...