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...troops in the region--ready to strike by mid-February--with 100,000 or more standing by in Europe and elsewhere. "Rumsfeld is all about challenging your assumptions," says a senior Navy officer who works with him. "He wants proof of everything. His basic message is, Show me the data, and I'll show you the troops or the money...
...self-centered that they have trouble even imagining another person’s point of view.” This report should have instead ended up at the admissions office, presumably with the intention of warning admissions officers off other such conceited types. On a basic level, it is hardly a shock to learn that proctors are, and reportedly have been for centuries, monitoring their entryways. Among the variety of tasks assigned to them—from invigilating exams to providing academic advice—keeping an eye on students’ well-being is naturally a high priority...
...Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education-the human connection-has not changed. The most wired students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq...
...services. It is estimated that Arafat and his corrupt cronies pocketed almost half of the seven billion dollars in foreign aid contributed to the Palestinian Authority. Sadly, only ten percent of the Palestinian state budget ever reached the residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip who desperately need basic government services. While Fatah members fattened their wallets and drained the funds that were meant to build a country, Hamas filled the vacuum by providing healthcare, education, and social-welfare services. Whereas Fatah was corrupt and hollow, the Palestinian population began to see Hamas as honest, disciplined, and effective...
Stona writes of the survey that “the basic conclusions were that our listener base was upscale, highly educated, and extremely loyal...