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...rter to summon the courage to tell her mom what was going on. "It's very hard to talk about these things," she says quietly, "even to your own mother." Together, they decided it was time for Hürter to speak to her teachers. The school's reaction was swift. Hürter's head teacher first gave the class a dressing-down, and then told them he would resign if the problem didn't stop. That brought the more severe bullying to a halt, but most of Hürter's classmates still don't interact with...
...expect the U.S. stock and bond markets to be down in 2005. George Bush spent huge amounts of money in 2003 and 2004 to get the economy going. To top that is impossible, so we have to have the normal reaction and a slowdown...
From 2001 to 2003, Chertoff was head of the Justice Department’s criminal division and had a major role in shaping the U.S. legal reaction to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. He also had a prominent role in the Clinton Whitewater investigation, serving as counsel to Senate Republicans during that inquiry...
...Burma's history of official secrecy may be more than just the usual knee-jerk reaction to bad news. The country's generals have been known to view natural events in a highly superstitious light: the discovery of a huge ruby or block of jade or a white elephant is invariably trumpeted as a validation of their rule, while a major earthquake could be seen as an omen of impending regime change. Whatever the tsunami's heavenly consequences for their rulers, however, ordinary Burmese have every reason to feel lucky...
...reported that scientists have found that going without sleep for more than 20 hours significantly impairs a person's cognitive abilities and reaction time, producing a functional level as bad as if he had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.08. Perhaps these scientists should talk to their colleagues who run medical-residency programs that require 24-to-36-hour shifts. Sleep deprivation might contribute to medical mistakes, leading to malpractice lawsuits and higher malpractice insurance costs, which drive some doctors to stop practicing...