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Then, too, there is the matter of permanence. Memorials have always been useful to societies to establish and confirm common values, to send messages to posterity about what is significant and worth preserving. Statues, tombs, arches, pyramids, obelisks: all have stood for abstractions such as heroism, sacrifice and valor. A place like the Oklahoma City Memorial or the Vietnam Memorial can send its own messages by challenging the simplicity of such values. By questioning what has been appreciated without examination--the glorification of war, for instance--a monument becomes a statement of values itself. Old memorials used to honor permanence...
...Short of overthrowing the government again, which they're very unlikely to attempt, the military is unlikely to have much leverage over Pinochet's fate," says McGirk. His best hopes, once again, are the doctors, since the Chilean judges' decision rests on the proviso that he be examined to establish his fitness to stand trial. But given the fact that Chile has a much higher threshold for ruling a suspect unfit to stand trial, General Pinochet may find that he'd have been better off remaining in Britain...
According to Vautin, this is a very new area of design and construction. GTC hopes to potentially set the standards in green building practices and perhaps even establish a certification process...
That is one of several arguments DeLay hopes will bring home 150 Republican votes, probably the minimum to ensure passage of the bill. The Democrats have also made their pitch to those who doubt China's sincerity. The White House announced that it would establish a special compliance office at the Commerce Department to keep track of whether China is honoring its pledges to open markets and reduce tariffs. In addition, the Clinton Administration publicly endorsed a proposal by Representatives Sander Levin, a Michigan Democrat, and Doug Bereuter, a Nebraska Republican, to create a special watchdog commission that would keep...
Parents can't intervene in every kids' quarrel, but neither can they abdicate. They should establish a "no-hitting, no-hurting" rule, so kids will know they are expected to work out their problems peacefully, sometimes with assistance. A parent can be helpful by listening to each side and then framing the problem aloud: "So, I see that you're really mad because..." Depending on the severity of the problem, a parent might then express confidence that the kids can solve it and leave the room...