Word: path
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...Universitys purported interest in encouraging students to get adequate and consistent sleep. Loud noise at 8 a.m. will jeopardize the mental health of countless students. Moreover, dust from the construction site will give the neighborhood a cloud of hazardous air. And with the long-term closure of the path beside the Leverett Towers, students from Dunster and Mather, along with dog-walkers and local schoolchildren, will be forced to walk farther along the streets, including Memorial Drive, posing safety worries...
...Nearly four years after the U.S.-led coalition overthrew the Taliban, Afghanistan is still stumbling on the path to peace and stability. The country is nowhere near as violent as it was before; it has a new constitution that enables the establishment of civil institutions like an independent judiciary; and foreign investment is trickling in. Outside the capital Kabul, however, much of the hinterland remains poor and lawless, often controlled by rival warlords and drug barons who do not answer to the central authorities. The presidential election that Hamid Karzai won last year should have given the divided country...
...that New Zealand politics is becoming a more unpredictable game or, as Deputy P.M. and Finance Minister Michael Cullen argues, that Kiwis now expect a larger pay-off after the hard years of restructuring: "'Where's my dividend?' people say. Well, we need to move along a steady path and not blow it all at once. We will target our Budget surplus toward spending on public services and investment in infrastructure...
Joyce Martin, 48, fears her home in eastern New Orleans has been completely engulfed by water. Martin has been on a harrowing journey, after fleeing her home in the storm’s path, she briefly stopped at the congested convention center, then dropped by a shelter, and later, lived at an army barracks with her family. A religious charity offered her a one-way ticket out, free of charge—she chose Los Angeles, the furthest she’s ever traveled...
Some in the water's path did not want to leave; others are already planning their return. Still others are suspended in grief...