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...averages 180 days, has its critics too. Some experts say its languorous summer break, which took hold in the early 20th century, is one of the reasons math skills and graduation rates of U.S. high schoolers ranked well below average in two international-education reports issued in 2007. Others insist that with children under mounting pressure to devote their downtime to internships or study, there's still room for an institution that sanctifies the lazy days of childhood...
...should be doing these things. In fact, if you were to boil down the myriad recommendations for preventing and dealing with childhood obesity to a single word, you would come up with this: modeling. We need to think about the messages our behaviors send to our kids, the experts insist. If your daily diet revolves around bologna, potato chips and Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream eaten straight out of the carton, guess what Junior's going to start craving? And if you can name every celebrity from the past five seasons of Dancing with the Stars, chances...
Chinese diplomats insist their homeland's ascent shouldn't threaten the rest of the world. They characterize China's emergence as a "peaceful rise," a cuddly if rather dissonant phrase. But no amount of diplomatic niceties can cloak state-funded efforts to win, especially when individual freedoms are suppressed for the greater national good...
...Thus far, however, Philippine courts have shed little light on the murky circumstances surrounding Burgos' abduction. As part of an amparo complaint filed by Edita Burgos, a number of military officers have testified; all have denied military involvement in the kidnapping. Burgos continues to insist that the army orchestrated her son's disappearance. If he is still alive, she says she would like him released; if dead, she would like only to know where his body is buried...
...This is no easy task. In dealing with a strange and distant place, there is a great risk of simplification. Policy makers and the public want an easily digestible analysis, distinguishing good from bad and recommending blanket action. Academics who insist on a nuanced view are often sidelined. Their role in framing the debate is then filled by an obliging but inexpert press, which resorts to dismissive stereotypes when their Manichean analysis breaks down...