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Sometimes families need a little help from an expert who can stand back from everybody's feelings. One counseling session was enough to help Susan Emerling and her husband resolve an ongoing argument between his daughter and hers soon after the couple married. One of the girls had lots of friends over and complained that her stepsister kept horning in. The other said it wasn't fair to leave her out. The counselor suggested that they make a rule: Whoever had friends over had a right to privacy with them in her bedroom, but if they played in a common...
...from somewhere in the Bush Administration sank the President's plans for a take-charge summit. Al-Maliki abruptly canceled his planned meeting with Bush--a snub for which there is no well-known precedent--and waited until the following morning to have breakfast and a shortened, 45-min. session with him. There was little chemistry in that encounter; by all accounts al-Maliki looked sour and lost. During a short photo break, al-Maliki refused to look at Bush, and the President had to initiate a handshake between them. Ignoring the previous day's discourtesy, Bush declared al-Maliki...
...Schools aims to engage middle school students in learning by developing leadership skills, facilitating access to resources, and building integrated communities, according to alumni coordinator Mara R. Schanfield. The Boston program requires students to participate in structured afterschool activities for about 16 hours every week during each semester-long session, Schanfield says. Students participate in two apprenticeships each semester led by adult volunteers, known as citizen teachers, who are experts in their respective fields.Schanfield says that the program is always looking to increase its collaboration with Harvard and other local institutions of higher learning.“Kids don?...
DURHAM, N.H.—No one in Lundholm Gymnasium was happier to see Wednesday night’s game go into overtime than Harvard captain Jim Goffredo. The extra session offered a chance at redemption for Harvard’s leading perimeter threat, and Goffredo seized his chance with just over a minute to play, knocking down his first three-pointer of the night at the most crucial moment. The shot re-tied the game at 81 and sent the Crimson (3-3) on to an 83-81 victory over New Hampshire (1-5). Goffredo had spent most...
...session closed with the panelists emphasizing the significance of the current cases and urging the audience to support efforts promoting integration and diversity in schools across the country...