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...future in studying or working, and that's fertile ground for the growth of extremism in both the Albanian and Macedonian Slav communities. But the government is still standing two weeks after it was created, and it will probably hold on for a while. If they manage to avoid serious civilian casualties in the offensive against the rebels, they'll buy some time...
...hoped to avoid such a panic, and I had listened to the advice of my proctor and had taken a variety of classes--including Ec 10, Chinese and photography--that would help in my concentration decision. By reading period, these were my conclusions: I hated Ec 10, Vanserg was too far away and my experience in the introductory photo course surpassed all the art classes I had taken in high school...
Senator George Mitchell may have hoped to help engineer an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire; instead, his report into Mideast violence has started a new spin war. And Israel has had the better of the opening volleys. By ordering his troops to avoid firing unless their lives were threatened, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon achieved three important effects: He complied with Washington's request that Israel make the first gesture towards implementing the Mitchell Report by declaring a unilateral cease-fire; he made the Palestinians look like the spoilers for deriding that gesture; and he has drawn the focus of discussion away...
...unprecedented holiday season with not one but two hot gifts to grab, each in short supply. Each company hopes to release at least 1.5 million units by year-end--a million more than the number of PlayStation 2s that were available last Christmas, assuming the two can avoid the kind of chip shortage that bedeviled Sony. From the retailer's point of view, "it's like having a ticket on every horse in the race," says Joe Firestone, CEO of Electronics Boutique. Looks as if we have a winner already...
...influence on their teenagers. But a recent study published in Family Planning Perspectives suggests that parent-child communication can make a difference in a teen's sexual attitudes. The study found that teens who participated in sex-ed programs with parents involved in homework assignments were more likely to avoid risky sexual behavior and were more serious about abstinence than peers in programs that lack parental engagement...