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...impetus for the speech came in April, when Arab and European allies pressed a reluctant Bush administration off the sidelines as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict threatened to spiral out of control. U.S.-aligned Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, warned Washington that the raging violence imperiled its long-term interests in the region, particularly the war on terrorism and the proposed campaign against Iraq. After consulting with allies, President Bush began to add comments about supporting Palestinian statehood to his denunciations of Palestinian terrorism. The State Department, Washington's Arab allies and even Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres...
...best way to combat this upward spiral is to set clear and consistent standards which define exactly what level of work deserves an A, and then to oversee graders to ensure that these standards are rigorously upheld. Admittedly, this is the most difficult way to address the problem: it would be far easier to arbitrarily mandate what percentage of As can be awarded in each class, forcing grades to conform neatly to a curve. But blindly enforcing a curve would defeat the entire purpose of grades—they would merely measure students relative to each other, telling students absolutely...
...WELCOME BACK Oman is home to a wealth of rare desert animals, including the Arabian oryx, a white antelope with long spiral horns and distinctive black markings. Special kidneys allow the oryx to survive long periods of time without water. By 1972, however, oryx in the wild were hunted almost to extinction, but a new herd, bred in captivity, is slowly being reintroduced to two desert areas. The Central Area Wildlife Reserve has been closed to the public for the past 25 years, but is now opened to limited official tours; browse www.discoveryinitiatives.com/oman.asp....
Though male portraits may rule on the majority of Harvard’s walls, women dominate on the walls of the Schlesinger’s spiral staircase. Amelia Earhart, Betty Friedan and Lydia Pinkham are among the women featured...
...What we have witnessed in the last months is a spiral of violence that cannot have a good ending unless we arrest it,” Hanson said...