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...clashing data is a hallmark of an economy at a turning point. The lag in job growth only exacerbates the problem. "It takes a while for employers to conclude that [the good news] is real," he says. "They don't want to be caught hiring people and have to lay them off again." The market, however, is a leading indicator. It's betting on recovery...
...located. But tolerance is a relatively new arrival. Twenty-two years ago, when a group of Granada's Muslim converts launched their project with the purchase of a vacant plot on the crest of the Albaicín hill, they ran into opposition. Even though the mosque site lay between a church and a convent of cloistered nuns, the local authorities suddenly designated the area as residential and scotched the plans. Legal battles ensued and tensions mounted, not just in Granada but elsewhere in Spain, where antipathy towards mainly Muslim immigrants from North Africa is never far from the surface...
...dressed in their traditional black robes. They carried forked red banners as another led the chanting by speaking into a small microphone. Men in the back of the crowd carried racks of speakers to amplify the voice of the chant-leader. He would speak, and the long line of lay Russians would follow after his words. The chanting flowed beautifully back and forth among the crowd...
...same Newsday reporter had previously interviewed an intelligence officer of the former regime, who claimed to be a commander in a network of cells comprised largely of former Baathists and military and security personnel working to lay the groundwork for a long-term guerrilla resistance like that mounted by Hezbollah against the Israelis in southern Lebanon...
...Essential 55 (Hyperion), is an earnest Atlanta-based grade-school teacher who has come up with 55 rules for "discovering the successful student in every child." What magical formula has the educator discovered? His core philosophy is that if you teach basic behavioral lessons first, they will lay the foundation for academic education later. Among his tips for kids: make eye contact when in conversation, meet your deadlines, learn the names of all the teachers in your school and greet them, say thank you within three seconds of receiving something and accept that you are going to make some mistakes...