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Something tragic is happening in Israel and its occupied territories. For five weeks mayhem and bloodshed have engulfed the land, particularly the Gaza Strip and the towns of the West Bank, as the Palestinians who have lived in a wary truce with their Israeli rulers for two decades have let the world know that enough is enough. Each day last week brought another killing or two, raising the death toll since early December to at least 36. The Israelis seemed bewildered by the chaos, uncertain what to do next as they came to realize that they were fighting not just...
Abusive behavior can range from intense psychological intimidation -- threats to limit physical freedom, withhold money or even kill family pets -- to bone-shattering physical violence. Worse, in about half to two-thirds of such cases, the mayhem spreads to children in the family. The death of seven- year-old Lisa Steinberg in New York City last month is widely believed to have been a result of beating by one or both of her adoptive parents. Experts think such violence is caused by stress, a history of abuse or an obsessive need for control. Says Author Fedders: "Rich men like...
Owners of new businesses felt the pressure last week as well. Renee Ickson Young, 27, opened her own public relations firm in Manhattan last year. When she heard the news of last Monday's mayhem, she realized that she would have to adjust her business plan. "In a crunch," she says, "the extras are the first things to go at a company, and public relations is considered an extra." Until last week, Jo Ann Coogan, 30, of Dearborn, Mich., was planning to open a small brokerage. But her start-up money was heavily invested in the stock market...
...stock exchange turned facile assumptions about the 1988 race into so much bull. It silenced complaints that the campaign was devoid of cutting issues and dashed Republican hopes of an election predicated on the Reaganite themes of stability and prosperity. The political futures index tilted toward the Democrats, as mayhem in the markets revived fears of recession. Four times in this century the Democrats have regained the White House following a Republican incumbency, each time against the backdrop of a sharp economic downturn...
During the nightly entertainment show run by Head Sycophant, Chief Redcoat Riley (Peter Becker), Ken picks a fight with the less-than-tactful Riley for hitting his pregnant wife, causing general mayhem in the process. Erpingham, who stands for no such disturbances, promptly refuses to feed his campers and locks them within the grounds. In the classic rags-to-riches mode, Ken, with some help from Ted, leads a revolution against the director, and what follows is typically brutal Orton entropy...