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...executive director of PBHA would be selected by a joint search and would ultimately be hired by the University...
...executive director of PBHA would be selected by a joint search and would ultimately be hired by the University...
Last week President Clinton, feeling the pressure of mounting public opinion, ventured into an area once declared off-limits by his Joint Chiefs. He announced that next month the U.S. will join Canadian-sponsored talks in Oslo on a worldwide ban of land mines. Clinton had been reluctant to go against the advice of the Pentagon, which says it still needs mines for defense reasons, but a highly visible campaign that included such figures as Princess Diana, General Norman Schwarzkopf and Elizabeth Dole persuaded the President to change his mind. A treaty is scheduled to be signed in Ottawa...
Dossey's research revealed that in two-thirds of altercations, the officer and the suspect ended up wrestling on the ground; previous training methods had presumed upright resistance. The revised training curriculum emphasizes ground fighting, joint locks and dodging punches and kicks. An officer's initial attempt to grasp a suspect's arm has been replaced with the more flexible "C grip," a loose grab that does not tend to provoke an angry response. They learn to wait for backup so they can use "team takedowns" to apprehend a suspect more easily. Recruits are taught how to "talk someone into...
...about a side door? A growing number of U.S. hoteliers, including Days Inn and Choice Hotels International, owner of Comfort Inn, as well as U.S. investment banks have spotted an opening in the form of joint ventures with foreign companies. They are tiptoeing through it to secure a foothold in a Cuban tourism industry that continues to grow without an American presence...