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...Developed World The excellent "Postcard: North Parsonfield" by Christopher Ketcham was almost worth my year's subscription to TIME on its own [Nov. 16]. This short item shone a bright light on how close some pockets of U.S. society are to parts of the Third World, with their lack of health care and their gun-toting distrust of democratic institutions. In an entirely nonjudgmental way I could not help thinking how at home, with perhaps a few cultural adjustments for the position of women, the Chutes and their neighbors might be among the Pashtun of Afghanistan. Dr. Stephen Hopkins, ECCLES...
Though his argument is not without merit, we worry that Obama’s lack of commitment to protecting democracy will give Afghan citizens a sense that the U.S. is not fully committed to their well-being and that the Afghan government is no more legitimate than the parallel one operated by the Taliban. They, and Pakistan, will rightly continue to hedge their bets and be non-committal to either warring party...
...cast. Carey’s performance as Rizzo is outstanding; she completely inhabits the character physically, and she speaks with enough affectation to convey her character’s cynicism without being overbearing. Moss and Talisa B. Friedman ’10, who plays Sandy, are quite competent but lack Carey’s flair—although this may have more to do with their roles, which offer much less dramatic material to work with...
...security, hygiene, performance ability, organization and business interests, as well as the risk of religious employees engaging in proselytizing (or appearing to do so) through their expression of faith. If the impact is small, then a boss should agree to the request. If it's likely to cause a lack of productivity or lead to workplace disputes, then you should probably say no once you've checked labor-law requirements. (Read "Minaret Ban Challenges Tolerant Swiss Image...
...visit to the U.S.] that it wasn't until after his election that the concept was explained to him, eyes grew wide," says Martin Sivak, author of a Morales biography, Evo Morales, due out soon in English. "He barely finished high school, but he's honest about his lack of knowledge, and he makes up for that by surrounding himself with experts...