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...Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975 ? with a nod and a wink from Washington, which saw Jakarta as a key anticommunist ally in the region ? and killed as much as one third of its population in 24 years of trying to subdue East Timor. International pressure forced Jakarta to agree to the independence referendum, but the government fears that losing East Timor would simply spur secessionist movements inside Indonesia ? which, after all, is an archipelago of diverse ethnic, religious and linguistic identities united only by the fact that they were once all colonized by the Dutch. With anti...
...sleep, perchance to dream... that is, if you've planned ahead and taken your sleeping pills hours before you want to nod off. For insomnia suffers, the problem with most prescription sleeping aids is that they take a long time to work and a long time to wear off. That's changed with FDA approval of Sonata, a new prescription sleeping pill. People who used Sonata in clinical trials were usually snoozing within 30 minutes of taking the drug, and reported little grogginess upon waking. Drug maker American Home Products sees Sonata as a direct competitor to the current leading...
...keep saying 'Uh-huh,' which implies 'Get on with it!' Instead, try 'Mmm-hmm,' with a nod, which says, 'I'm taking this in.' Also, don't keep track of time. Have an aide tap you rather than look at your watch. You want to make the person you're talking to feel they're the only person on the planet." --DR. JOYCE BROTHERS...
...positions of men's and women's water polo coaches were both part-time positions until Floerchinger got the nod to head both teams, becoming a full-time coach...
...positions of men's and women's water polo coaches were both part-time positions until Floerchinger got the nod to head both teams, becoming a full-time coach...