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Personally, I found it hard to believe I'm the one with the problems when my mother, who was going through a divorce, was making time to Candid Camera me. Nevertheless, in the interest of self-exploration and to avoid writing an actual science story for this mental-health issue, I decided to be analyzed by Dr. Phil. Searching for problems to work on, I considered talking to him about not having got a haircut for 11 months in an effort to disguise the fact that I'm going bald. But I figured Dr. Phil might not be the best...
...there is a distinction between tourists and backpacking travelers. Backpackers try to speak the local language; we use the same means of transportation locals use; we eat the same food. I don't think backpackers will be staying at home. We will just have to adapt and try to avoid large gatherings of Westerners. CHARLES HENRY Brussels
...agreement also allows the instrument company to preserve the names of some of its products, although the corporation must avoid using the color crimson, as well as fonts typically used by the University and other potentially confusing stylistic elements...
...Ming might have chosen to tolerate and downplay O’Neal’s taunts to avoid stirring controversy as he adapts to a new environment in America. However, as students at Harvard, we cannot allow O’Neal’s affront to remain unanswered. Regardless of whether a considerable proportion of Asians in America demonstrate educational and economic prosperity, there is no justification for racial stereotyping or ethnic ridicule. We must draw the line before playful banter tumbles down the slippery slope into outright racism. At present, Asian Americans may constitute the invisible minority; nevertheless, this...
Convinced that President Bush is serious about invading Iraq, Arab leaders hope to avoid war by orchestrating a coup in Baghdad. Well-placed sources have told TIME that Saudi Arabia is vigorously pursuing a concrete plan to encourage Iraqi generals to overthrow Saddam and his clique. Western and Arab diplomats say the Saudi proposal requires a UN Security Council resolution declaring amnesty for the vast majority of Iraqi officials if they orchestrate a transition of power in Baghdad. Such an amnesty would extend to all but 100 to 120 of the most senior Baath Party officials, including Saddam, his sons...