Word: regionalization
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...even weaker spot in the Hobson-McCarley hypothesis. If their theory was right, then people with damage to a part of the brain stem called the pons-the on-off switch for REM sleep-shouldn't be having dreams. Solms, however, had five patients with lesions in precisely that region, and while they weren't having REM, they were nonetheless reporting dreams...
...negotiating table more than once. But there things usually stall, in part because a real settlement would require the Tigers, and in particular longtime leader Prabhakaran, to concede that the group is not the sole representative of the Tamil people. Free elections in Sri Lanka's Tamil region would likely bring moderate Tamil parties to power, threatening the L.T.T.E.'s influence. There is no doubt Prabhakaran is a prophetlike figure for many Tamils, but his power stems as much from his cold-blooded elimination of political rivals and moderate Tamil leaders as from genuine devotion. "Each individual person knows that...
...little flutter in their hearts when they see planes coming in to land. Built after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, Erbil's international airport is a symbol to Kurds that their years of isolation as an oppressed ethnic minority are over, and that the Kurdish region, unlike the rest of Iraq, is open for business. Passengers flying into Baghdad have to endure a corkscrew landing to avoid possible surface-to-air-missiles. But a trip to Erbil is so safe that I was the only passenger on my flight packing body armor. Upon arrival, my biggest problem...
...four-time member of the All-Ivy League team. Her senior year, having allowed only eight goals all season—second-lowest in Harvard history—she was selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s First Team All-Northeast Region. In 2004, Shields led the Crimson to the NCAA tournament. Needless to say, she is experienced in all things Ivy League soccer, not to mention Harvard soccer. Especially for a team that is so young and inexperienced—13 of the returning players were freshmen this past year—Katie?...
...Fosado says the region's nascent pro-choice movement is simply "counteracting" the Church's own device of erasing the public health factor from the discussion. That conversation may be more open now in Latin America - but at the same, it's giving an already socially fractured continent one more issue to divide...