Word: nevertheless
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...staff, who nevertheless are bearing the brunt of the cutbacks. Never a flush organization, NPR can withstand some painful fiscal austerity, but the blows this crisis have dealt to the energy and enthusiasm that made the station what it has become, will be harder to repair. One former employee describes "a sense of real doom that NPR will never be the same again. That an era is over." The overwhelming listener support pledged in the fundraiser delivered a badly needed shot in the arm to the staff, but many are still disillusioned and angered by the events of the past...
...more than 100,000 people have applied to appear on the show; 20,000 have been accepted. For those who will not get their chance on television, help may nevertheless be on the way. KBS-TV and the government have combined forces to process all of the applicants' data into a single computer bank, a step that could make locating lost relatives easier. The South Korean Red Cross is helping by registering families seeking missing relatives at its local offices. They will all have plenty to do. By one estimate, as many as 10 million Korean families were broken...
...Nevertheless, the fresh blend of history and commerce has brought mixed reviews. The marketplace may "destroy the authentic character of this special place," complained Neighborhood Spokesman Iris Alex. South Street is picking up on traditional values "in a way that destroys history," asserted Historian Thomas Bender. The harrumphing seems a bit overstated. Would it have been more authentic to leave the special place to rats and rapists? Are the historic values better served if they are bulldozed for parking lots or office towers? What is wrong with turning a once rowdy commercial area into a less rowdy commercial area...
...chemical warfare riddle, among them persistent refugee reports of yellow rain, and illness and death associated with yellow rain: the discovery of trichothecene mycotoxins in alleged samples of yellow rain, as well as blood and urine, and a Soviet gas mask found in Afghanistan containing the illegal toxin. Nevertheless, Meselson sums up, "Whatever the source of these toxins, which we weren't able to explain, at least these spots that people are picking up are probably the excrement of bees...
...Latin population. The Herald is the only large metropolitan newspaper in the country to publish a daily Spanish edition (circ. 66,000). There are two Latin columnists and 40 staff members, including a member of the editorial board, to help cover the city's politically potent Cuban community. Nevertheless, assimilation is hardly complete: top management is still clubby, male and "Anglo...