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Most marriage counselors recommend that reunited couples take the same precautions they would with any new relationship: go slowly, and reacquaint yourselves little by little. That advice can fall on deaf ears for some who, feeling so nostalgic about the old connection and safe with the person who shared it, believe they've been there and done that 20 or 30 years ago. "Our hearts are open when we're young, and the person we knew then can make a big impression. It's understandable that people want to go back to that experience," explains Doug Moseley, the co-author...
...Houghton professor of chemistry and biochemistry, said he was not ready to commit to any changes in policy.“I am probably known as a fiscal conservative, and I like to build on secure foundations,” Knowles said. “But I must first reacquaint myself with where we are in terms of appointments, in terms of our financial status, and in terms of our spirit.”During his deanship, which ended a year into Summers’ presidency, Knowles also encouraged greater faculty-student interaction. He expanded the Freshman Seminar Program...
...past three months, Bok has met with top Harvard officials, deans, and faculty members in an effort to reacquaint himself with the University, which he led from...
...probably known as a fiscal conservative, and I like to build on secure foundations,” Knowles said. “But I must first reacquaint myself with where we are in terms of appointments, in terms of our financial status, and in terms of our spirit...
...Vietnamese are getting the chance to reacquaint themselves with Nhat Hanh. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, the victorious communists folded all Buddhist sects into one state-controlled church, and monks who wouldn't submit were placed under pagoda arrest. Nhat Hanh's writings were seized by the authorities, and the monk was unable to get a visa to return to his homeland for nearly 30 years. After more than a year of negotiations, Hanoi allowed him and 200 followers to come back for four months of touring and teaching. (The government also allowed four of his books...