Word: thaws
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With a big serve and soft volleys, the junior has turned a mid-winter cold spell into a spring thaw that has swept away nine of his last 11 singles opponents and eight of his last 11 doubles foes...
...only attained a victory in the novice eight division on the day, the race was not about the result, as the regatta functioned as an exhibition for the lightweights. The contest was more about gaining vital experience that the crew has lacked this season, as the Charles did not thaw out until the middle of March—weeks later than expected. The squad hopes to build off of this challenge and transfer the training into winning next week. “Obviously, it’s hard to tell from this sort of racing where we stand...
...reactor, which produces the plutonium material necessary to make nukes, in return for a variety of economic and diplomatic benefits, including an emergency delivery of 50,000 tons of fuel oil. The Bush Administration's goal is not only a North Korea without nuclear weapons, but also a wholesale thaw in the Northeast Asian security environment. As Hill put it: "Our [talks are] really an effort to address broad problems in the overall region, of which denuclearization...
...talks are] really an effort to address broad problems in the overall region, of which denuclearization is but one," Hill said, setting the goal as a general thaw in tensions in northeast Asia. The Six-Party agreement prescribes a step-by-step process to verifiably shut down Yongbyon, before the parties reconvene in Beijing to discuss further steps that would include dismantling the reactor. Hill acknowledges that progress towards a grand bargain depends entirely on small steps over the next few months. "It is unlikely that the North Koreans will roll out of bed in the morning...
...Last month, Hill met in Berlin with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye Gwan, and the first signs of a possible thaw became apparent. Hill referred to "good signs" after the meeting, and now diplomats say they hope that at the current round of talks Pyongyang will agree to shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, which produces the basic fissile material it needs for the bomb. There is also talk that international inspectors may be allowed back into North Korea to visit Yongbyon and perhaps other nuclear sites. In return, the U.S. and its allies in the talks - China...