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...Some run away because of lousy conditions at home. "Parents today are overwhelmed by their own problems?money, jobs, each other," says Setsuko Tsuboi, an attorney who takes child-welfare cases pro bono. "They take their frustrations out on their children through neglect or being overly strict, even abusive. Children then feel they have no place in the home, that indeed their lives are worthless." According to a study by the Health and Welfare Ministry, 72% of girls and 46% of boys who suffered some form of abuse in the home responded by running away. There's not much...
...stickers taken in arcade booths. It features the two in various poses with four guys who look to be in their mid-20s. "We can't go home because our parents would smell the drink on us," says Hana, her face clouding. "I hate them. They're so strict." Lately she's run away for longer periods, sometimes sleeping at her friend Aya's house, sometimes partying for days on end. Hana brightens and nudges Aya, pointing to a few dyed-blond punks slouching down the alley. "Hey, how about those guys?" Aya shakes her head. They go back...
...While some are benefiting from the lawlessness, many of Jalalabad's citizens are starting to miss the comparative stability under their former rulers, as they are once again thrust into the maelstrom of feuding warlords. The Taliban's strict, often brutal, interpretations of Islamic law banned everything from music to squeaky shoes, but at least there were laws. (Rough justice is no excuse, of course, for the Taliban's intellectual and cultural oppression.) But now, as the three warlords who control Jalalabad remain inside their walled compounds, residents on the dusty streets outside fear their city will slip into medieval...
Recently, there was talk of introducing a new, less strict shelter law. But Kurt Grimm, an engineer with the Federal Office for Civil Protection, says the U.S. terror attacks shed a new light on the need for shelters. Says Grimm: "This made us realize that the times when we may need these bunkers may be here again...
...defense of the Core, Lewis explains that requirements are kept strict because each course must meet the specific guidelines for its particular area. For example, a requirement for all Historical Studies A courses is that they must cover both distant and present-day history. While courses outside the Core may be more rigorous or appealing, they do not necessarily meet the guidelines. Another problem is that department courses may be rigorous even if they carry no prerequisites, demanding too much from non-concentrators...