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...Notice a warning sticker. Turns out I've already broken several Walkstation rules: I neglected to consult a physician before using, adjusted desk height while moving, did not keep items in close reach and, most egregiously, did not avoid distraction...
...troubled tenure as president of Harvard, where his controversial comments about women's aptitude for math and science were a reminder that he operates best when he is working behind the scenes. His job at NEC is designed to make him the captain of the team but avoid an unpleasant Senate confirmation hearing. Though smoother than Summers in style, Geithner will have to explain to the Senate Banking Committee just exactly what he was doing last year while all those Manhattan investment banks came unglued...
...foods to avoid...
...advising and help that students deserve," says CSU chancellor Charles Reed. Cal State tried to cope with the economic downturn in the early 1990s by increasing overall class size, but many students could not enroll in the courses they needed and ultimately dropped out. The school is trying to avoid a repeat of those mistakes...
...extend its mandate. Such a request would have to be lodged with the Security Council before Dec. 15, according to Ali al-Adeeb, a parliamentary member of Maliki's Dawa Party. That's an option Maliki has all but ruled out, and is strenuously working to avoid, but the clock is ticking. "The government wasted a lot of time, hundreds of days on this agreement, and left us with less than two weeks to debate it," said al-Karboole. The fate of a deal that took nine months to negotiate may now depend on what happens in the next...