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...other evidence to be handed over, Greek-Cypriot authorities in the south refused, demanding that the trial be held on their turf. United Nations mediators tried but failed to break the deadlock, and the suspects were soon released from custody and remain at large in northern Cyprus and Turkey. "It's a sad story," the Greek Cypriot Attorney General Petros Clerides told Time. Sad - and typical. For 32 years, ever since an Athens-backed coup d'état triggered renewed fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots and provided the Turkish army with a pretext to invade, the island has been...
...difficult; someone has to choose which books to read, and selecting some means leaving out others. There are always going to be difficulties in making such choices, but this does not invalidate the need for us to make them. It’s like not having Thanksgiving because turkey is difficult to cook.Another reason to have compulsory foundational courses is because some courses are, well, foundational to advanced understanding in a discipline. This is particularly true in the sciences. Only with the key concepts developed in broad, introductory life sciences classes are we able to fully understand advanced topics...
...Though there's room for improvement, the initial site seems sticky as a cinnamon bun, and equally as mouth-watering. Seasonal-styled videos are available - mostly short MarthaStewart.com clips on how to carve a turkey and make stuffing, rather than a half-hour program on how to roast a bird. Other offerings include advice from Stewart as well as upstart cooking cookie Rachael Ray, along with a baker's dozen of food bloggers including the Breakaway Cook, Daily Olive, and financial madman Jim Cramer's favorite bite site, HungryGirl.com...
...youth, America may or may not have had a Christian culture, but it surely had a Christmas culture. The choosing and decorating of the tree, the buying and wrapping (and, for the kids, the opening) of presents, the candy canes and mistletoe, the turkey dinner that reconvened a scattered family - these were the elements of a merry Christmas for most Americans. They may have been raised in beliefs they no longer held; but though the dogma eroded, the social traditions held firm...
...think we will be forced to cooperate,” he said. Fischer also discussed internal European politics in the context of globalization. The old Europe was nationalistic, while the new Europe is integrated—as exemplified by the European Union (EU), he said. Fischer warned that unless Turkey is eventually approved for membership in the EU, it will form an alliance with Russia and Iran. “Turkey will be the key pillar of security in the 21st century,” he said. Fischer’s speech was received by a standing ovation from...