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...global trading system has a built-in mechanism, of course, to deal with a country whose trade accounts get seriously out of whack with the rest of the world: currencies adjust in value against each other. China, with its surpluses, should see the renminbi go up over time, while the U.S. (with its enormous deficits) should see the dollar decline. But China has defied this system by clinging to a more or less fixed exchange rate. It has, after all, served the country well: the cheap RMB has encouraged the development of China's export-led industries, and attracted foreign...
...complete set—at that point, incoming freshmen would be asked to take general education courses,” Ryan said. “But there might be Core Curriculum courses held over.”Professors say they expect to face a learning curve as they adjust to the new curriculum.“I think it’s a mistake to expect that every detail will be worked out and that one can design a program with perfect foresight,” said science historian Peter L. Galison, the Pellegrino university professor. “There...
...worked on the study: "When you look at the cancers associated with HPV in men - including penile cancer, anal squamous cell carcinoma, oral cancers - it's very close to the number of cases of cervical cancer that occur in the U.S. in women every year. We need to adjust the public's perception... that only women are at risk...
...Dartmouth] just started adapting to [Madick’s] pitches,” Allard said. “They kept trying to adjust to her, and eventually they hit her. Shelly pitched a great game, we just didn’t give her the offensive support she needed...
...potential downside to this therapeutic boon is that you might not be the only person who gets to know what your genes are. Health insurance and life insurance companies might like to see your sequence before they offer you insurance, and they might adjust their prices based on heretofore hidden genetic minefields. Some employers might ask the same—who wants to hire a long-term employee with a genetic predisposition to an early-onset disease? And careful snoopers will likely be able to decode the DNA of anyone they can bring within spitting distance. “Just...