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...capital's port and perhaps take control of Cap Haitien, a major town on the country's northern coast. Pentagon officials would be nervously watching to see if Haitians threatened Americans there and in the seaside towns of Port Salut and Jeremie. In fact, Pentagon officials say they may seek White House approval for a pre- invasion incursion to evacuate all Americans who want to leave Haiti; they would be picked up at preselected rendezvous points. Such a ploy could have an added bonus: by showing that the Americans are serious, it might convince Haiti's military leaders to leave...
Adults with ADHD are beginning to seek special treatment. Under the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, they can insist upon help in the workplace. Usually the interventions are quite modest: an office door or white-noise machine to reduce distractions, or longer deadlines on assignments. Another legal trend that concerns even ADHD advocates: the disorder is being raised as a defense in criminal cases. Psychologist Barkley says he knows of 55 such instances in the U.S., all in the past 10 years. ADHD was cited as a mitigating factor by the attorney for Michael Fay, the 19-year-old American...
Doctors diagnose adults with methods similar to those used with children. Patients are sometimes asked to dig up old report cards for clues to their childhood behavior -- an essential indicator. Many adults seek help only after one of their children is diagnosed. Such was the case with Chuck Pearson of Birmingham, Michigan, who was diagnosed three years ago, at 54. Pearson had struggled for decades in what might be the worst possible career for someone with ADD: accounting. In the first 12 years of his marriage, he was fired from 15 jobs. "I was frightened," says Zoe, his wife...
...enslaved the people of Gamehenge. The story then turns to wilson's accountant who has been cough embezzling funds for the revolution. His execution is performed in the public square by "The AC/DC Bag." This disastrous turn of events inspires "Colonel Forbin's Ascent" up the mountain to seek the advice of Icculus, the god of the Lizard people and author of the "Helping Friendly Book." As he climbs, rocks begin to fall all around him, taking the shape of the face of Icculus, who calls upon the "Famous Mockingbird" to fly to the castle and steal back the book...
This indecision, Kantrowitz said, has forcedSiemens to seek redress through...