Word: particularity
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...without any remorse, even after a year and a half. Pointing out France's difficulties probably attracts more readers, but what about the country's success? Raphael F. Rousseau, LYON, FRANCE Congratulations on your insightful piece. While I fully agree with your analysis of why young French people in particular leave their country in order to find better career prospects elsewhere, one must not lose sight of two facts: tens of thousands of British people, including myself, have come to France to settle down in their retirement, and France remains the No. 1 tourist destination in Europe. In other words...
...meeting with leaders of Asian Pacific American student groups at the Charles Hotel, the Harvard Business School alum invoked her own biography while urging Asian Americans to embrace their cultural identity and its emphasis on achievement. “I never felt that I was at any particular disadvantage,” Chao said. President Bush appointed Chao labor secretary in 2001, making her the first Asian-American woman to serve in a President’s cabinet. In a brief question-and-answer session, Chao said repeatedly that students should be confident and not dwell on discrimination...
...Local Emergency Management Teams “have this system in place, so they can quickly initiate a process,” said Susan Walsh, executive director for information technology infrastructure and an Incident Support member. “If it’s just something at a particular school, there’s a way that they can get their emergency team together...
...afraid," says Aygul, a teacher. "Today's rally is not political, its psychological. We don't want to become another Iran." AKP politics strike a nerve with women in particular, and at least half of Sunday's crowd was female. "This government would like women to wear headscarves and sit at home," says Canan Melis Konca, a 20-year-old university student. "I'm a practicing Moslem, but I can choose whether or not to cover my hair. I'm here to support that choice...
...TENET: Look, look, look, were we aware that neocons in particular don't like us and think we don't evaluate threats the way we should evaluate threats, we're too close to the Sunnis, we have not a particularly good view of what - you know, we understand all that...