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...that both sides appear to be backing away from a standoff, a flurry of media commentary has emerged to insist the conflict took Tehran by surprise. Iran had no aim of damaging its relationship with Britain, explained an editorial in the news website Khedmat, linked to ,President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad and "reacted to a situation that presented itself." But when Britain sought to aggravate the situation by involving the United States, Tehran was forced to take sterner measures, such as airing footage of the detainees. "Iran had no desire to repeat any sort of hostage crisis, says Amir Mohebbian, an editor...
...which we want Harvard to divest. Our hope is that divestment will force the companies to change their behavior, and once they do so, we would gladly re-invest in them. We ask Harvard to divest only when a company meets four stringent criteria: 1) It has a business relationship with the Sudanese government or is involved in a government-created project; 2) It fails to benefit civilians outside of the government; 3) It fails to implement a substantial corporate governance policy regarding the crisis in Darfur; and 4) It fails to respond to attempts at shareholder engagement...
...evolution of elementary and secondary schools in America over the last century largely reflects the influence of Dewey’s ideas. Schools, particularly in the lower grades, have moved steadily away from a hub-and-spoke model of education, where the only significant relationship in a classroom is between the teacher and each individual student. Today primary and secondary students participate far more actively in each other’s educations, working in small groups and holding discussions while the teacher acts as a facilitator in addition to the traditional role of direct instructor...
...myth... that the One is out there for everyone." Instead, he argued that any two people can learn to love each other through deliberation and counseling. A media frenzy ensued, and CBS' Early Show had Epstein on several times-including with the woman he eventually met. Not surprisingly, their relationship soon fell apart under the weight of the project's stupidity. (To his credit, Epstein now says trying to build his relationship before public eyes was "a huge mistake...
...would bring a litany of viewer warnings on sbs. But there is also something bracingly therapeutic in Cowell's frequently funny spree. Audiences will also notice that CHAD is played by Toby Schmitz with an American accent, and encoded in the drama is a political critique of Australia's relationship with the U.S., but one that doesn't follow the usual President Bush-bashing. "Well, America's our CHAD at the moment," says Cowell. "And it's not their fault, it's ours. That's what the play is presenting, I guess, in a very unsubtle, wild and completely hilarious...