Word: retreatism
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...Which is how Marie-Jos? de Speville and Karl-Heinz Horner moved from the Seychelles to Joffreville, a small mountain village 30 km from the northerly port of Diego Suarez. Joffreville was founded as a retreat for French officers in the early 20th century, and the couple have transformed Le Domaine de Fontenay, a rambling French colonial house with huge verandas, into a relaxed nine-bedroom hotel...
There is something to be said for the UC’s refusal to pay for the Din & Tonics’ spring tour to Bermuda, or for an AACF board retreat. Not funding these events, however, should have nothing to do with the groups’ constitutions. Instead, the UC should examine the audience of a particular event before making funding decisions. If a group’s membership is to benefit from a UC grant to the exclusion of other undergraduates, then the UC should think twice before funding it. But if an event...
...Police alerted Harry to an incident at Bible Town, a ministry retreat in Boca Raton. "Bettie was running through the motel complex, waving a .22-caliber pistol and shouting about the retribution of God." Harry, taking pity on his volatile ex-wife, brought her home to stay with him and his children - Larry, 16, and Linda...
...idea of Islamist groups entering democratic politics is inherently threatening to al-Qaeda, whose very premise is that local Muslim grievances can only ever be redressed once the "far enemy" (the U.S.) has been forced, through jihad under the banner of al-Qaeda, to retreat from the Muslim world. If a different, democratic option becomes available for local Islamist groups to pursue their goals, al-Qaeda and its message of the clash of civilizations becomes essentially irrelevant - which is exactly what Hamas appears to be implying it is to the Palestinians...
After the exercise and role playing, the girls retreat to the school's art room, where they work together on creative projects and brainstorm nonviolent solutions to hypothetical situations the instructors present them with. They also discuss powerful--and peaceable--women they admire. The list the teachers compile includes Oprah Winfrey, J.K. Rowling and Laura Bush. The girls' nominees mostly include teachers and guidance counselors and often their mothers...