Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...human nature to want to step up and contribute points," Sullivan said. "As a result, we rushed shots and had some layups that we just didn't finish...
...they have. The Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academies, issued a report last week calling for a major overhaul of the nation's health-care system. Aptly titled "To Err Is Human," it explores the reasons doctors and nurses make mistakes, which can include drugs with names so similar that they're easy to confuse (see PERSONAL TIME: YOUR HEALTH) and duty shifts so excessively long that physicians and interns fall asleep on their feet (see accompanying story...
...major problems. Still, most campus buildings will be staffed on Dec. 31 so that any computer glitches that crop up can be dealt with by a human hand...
...pleased; so will Greece and even Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan - but being accepted as a candidate member of the European Union may be a mixed blessing for Turkey's leaders. The European Union voted Friday to accept Turkey as a candidate member, conditional on it's improving its human rights record and accepting the binding arbitration of the International Court of Justice at the Hague in its long-running dispute with Greece over Cyprus. "This is good news for the U.S. because Turkey is NATO's front line in relation to Russia and the Caucasus, and drawing them closer...
...Kurds, that have been central to Turkish nationalism," says Dowell. To be sure, conforming to Europe's conditions may compel them to refrain from carrying out the death sentence a Turkish court handed down to Ocalan on multiple murder charges - the death penalty itself is in violation of E.U. human rights standards. Actual membership, then, may still be years away, but in the end it could prove to be a win-win proposition. "Although Europe is concerned about being flooded with cheap labor from Turkey, E.U. membership will dramatically raise living standards in Turkey," says Dowell. "And Turkey's strong...