Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...engine, and each can also be used for such low-power tasks as lighting. As for the radios, there are at least five separate transmitters on board. It is possible that the crew was having difficulty on short-range channels with other aircraft, yet it was never out of touch with ground stations...
...your delightful cover story on babies [Aug. 15]. I am a registered nurse in the maternity unit of a New York hospital, and when I talk to babies just out of the delivery room they respond to my voice and other sounds. They see and react to a soothing touch and consistently avoid painful or frightening stimuli. In the first week of life they are much more aware than most people realize...
...recognize that what is happening to them is not normal. Children do not know the anatomical terms, of course, but when given dolls with genitalia, they can point out what happened. Some school districts invite child-abuse specialists into lower-grade classrooms to teach the difference between a "good touch" and a "bad touch." Theatrical groups present plays that make the same points in a gentle...
...Columbus school workshop the counselor tells children: "A good touch is coming home from school after getting an A in spelling and your Dad pats you on the back, hugs you and tells you, 'I'm really proud of you.' It makes you feel good inside. Sometimes, somebody that you know and love, even somebody in your own family, might try and touch you in a way which frightens you, or makes you feel confused, or maybe even hurt. You need to talk to somebody about those kinds of touches...
...line for parents who are losing control of their emotions and on the verge of harming a child; calling anonymously, they can talk their anger out with a sympathetic listener. "Hammer on a board, count to ten, do anything, but don't hit or touch the child," they are often advised. The other is a crisis center, where the child can be sent until the crisis at home subsides. Often parents and child can meet there in a comfortable neutral atmosphere and work out their tensions with the help of experienced advisers...