Word: act
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...deposits are protected and come what may they don't need to worry about that. Overall, banks are safe and sound. Some consolidation activity always happens in a credit cycle like this. The stronger institutions take over the weaker institutions. We've already used [the FDIC's ability to act in the face of systemic risk] so people know we will do so again if we have...
Attendees were invited to act as “joint moderators,” and a lively discussion followed. The diverse audience, which included students from Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Guatemala, asked a variety of questions relating to Obama’s proposed foreign aid policies, the role of the United States as a mediator in Latin American issues, and the role of the Hispanic community in this election...
...operations. (Fast-growing oysters can be farmed sustainably, but salmon can't.) They also take into account fishing practices: catching bigeye tuna with thousand-hooked longlines can result in the unintended death of nearby fish. The hope is that by voting with their chopsticks, consumers can motivate businesses to act more sustainably. Unfortunately, my beloved octopus is now a no-go--but at least I'll always have Tokyo...
...phyto-chemicals. In fact, supertasting abilities may be a relic from our evolutionary past, protecting our ancestors from eating poisonous alkaloid-containing plants. This theory is supported by the fact that most women in the first trimester experience heightened sensations of bitterness. It makes sense that temporary supertasting abilities act as a protective mechanism in the baby’s most crucial development stage. In the modern world of abundantly processed food where risk of dying by munching the wrong shrub is slim, though, this evolutionary relic may be disadvantageous. In addition, heightened gustatory awareness often condemns supertasters...
...goal of reaching universal proficiency in less than a generation is patently absurd—especially when many states began with less than 15 percent proficiency rates. Rather than penalize schools now for the legislation’s lack of foresight, Congress should have revised expectations downward when the act came up for renewal in 2007. The reason that this year has seen so many schools fail to meet federal standards is that state requirements were very poorly structured under NCLB. About half of the states had anticipated a huge struggle in immediately meeting federally mandated standards, so they chose...