Word: averting
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Living in a community that has endured two apparent suicides over the past year and a half, I have at times been haunted by those faces that disappeared so abruptly from the Winthrop House dining hall. Their absence makes me feel powerless. What could I have done differently to avert these tragedies? What can I do now—what can any of us do—to prevent more tragedies like theirs in the future...
...return to my original point—that the key issue here is to avert “Snore 2004”—I would draw the Democrats’ attention to the film that won eleven Oscars last Sunday: the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was not the hobbits’ quest for more generous Medicare benefits that made that epic film so captivating. Nor was it Aragorn’s rousing rhetoric on the “two Middle-earths.” No, it was the struggle between good...
Meanwhile, in order to avert the AMT bite, you may have to reverse your regular tax strategy and forgo taking advantage of many itemized deductions. For example: you should consider refraining from prepaying state income taxes or real estate taxes, and don't defer bonuses or other income to the next year. And you should run the numbers before tapping any long-term capital gains. Finding the triggers can be tricky, so you may want to consult an accountant or visit websites like turbotax.com...
...Alitalia. Italy 's national air carrier has faced a series of strikes (another 24-hour stoppage is planned for March 5) after chief executive Francesco Mengozzi announced a plan in October to cut 2,700 jobs over two years. Letta is expected to seek a temporary solution to avert mass protests ahead of June's European elections. Word that he was on the case, and that the board of the troubled national carrier was willing to step down, sent share prices up nearly 3%. Analysts say Alitalia's long-term survival requires merging with a larger carrier. The company...
Specifically, black politics must be concerned with restructuring affirmative action with regards to black people; pushing a pan-African agenda that works to prevent the spread of AIDS and avert the destabilization of the African continent; and creating independent financial institutions that reinvest and redistribute wealth throughout the Diaspora. Moreover, black elites must devote themselves to the education of black youth in order to provide an alternative voice to the onslaught of negativity unleashed by a profit-driven media...