Word: switches
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...that President is George W. Bush. He is the President who started an unprovoked war with Iraq under false pretenses, a war that has cost tens of thousands of U.S. and Iraqi lives and is sure to cost many more. The media were asleep at the switch during the run-up to that war and appear to be repeating the same mistake. Wake up, America! Don't let it happen again. Tad Hardee Afton, Virginia, U.S. It is a sad indictment of our society that we are already asking questions about "What war with Iran would look like" rather than...
...effect, wired for sound. Nearly every word to her students is amplified through speakers wirelessly linked to a small blue transmitter dangling from her neck. Because she began using the technology three years ago, Larcey barely notices the device, except for the rare instances when she forgets to switch it on. "It's obvious. The kids just don't pay attention in the same way," she says. Bassett has joined the growing ranks of schools embracing a deceptively simple technology at a time when federal No Child Left Behind accountability standards are compelling districts to find new ways to boost...
...that President is George W. Bush. He is the President who started an unprovoked war with Iraq under false pretenses, a war that has cost tens of thousands of U.S. and Iraqi lives and is sure to cost many more. The media were asleep at the switch during the run-up to that war and appear to be repeating the same mistake. Wake up, America! Don't let it happen again...
...hysterical” screams and spotted the woman, a 31-year-old black female, propped up in the backseat with her legs apart to facilitate the delivery, Pellegrini said. While Reed spoke with the police dispatcher, Pellegrini approached the woman in the dark and fumbled to switch on the lights inside the car. The students said they witnessed the woman catching the emerging baby in her bare hands. Pelligrini then took off his sweater to swaddle the infant girl. “She was yelling, ‘Oh my baby girl! Help my baby girl...
After two years in the English department, I—Emily—felt the need to switch concentrations to government. At the same time, Pier was inquiring about a new Humanities portal course and its potential to count for Core credit. The ability to make such choices was the primary reason both of us had chosen an American education over a British one, where applicants are compelled to fix their course of study before even being accepted to a particular university...