Word: bearings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...addition to that, the government is going to make financial aid readily available to individuals of good character with strong references so that they can make their mortgage payments. To paint the picture even rosier, the Fed will buy up paper in the open market and that paper will bear a close enough relationship to bank rates for real estate lending that it will push mortgage costs down. (See "Four Steps to Ending the Foreclosure Crisis...
...There is an emerging understanding that all of the classic concepts in child development have not been brought to bear on the obesity epidemic," says Lumeng. "There needs to be more bringing together of child development and obesity research to find more practical ways of addressing the obesity problem. We can't stay theoretical for much longer...
...closure of the newspaper. The unions should consider their own immediate and long-term interests, as well as those of their paper, and be willing to accept substantial cuts. Print journalism faces a wide range of challenges in today’s changing media environment, but newspapers must bear sacrifices now just to survive long enough to address them...
...Kong, a coastal frontier town on the Thai border, which until a couple of years ago was best accessed by boat. It is separated from the rest of Cambodia by the Cardamom Mountain range, a dense forest that houses endangered species like the Indochinese tiger and the Malayan sun bear, and used to be a Khmer Rouge stronghold. But a national highway built with help from the Thais, which includes four bridges spanning rivers once crossable only by ferry, has cut the drive to Koh Kong from the capital in half - to four hours...
...prices are going up again this summer, so BedandBreakfast.com has compiled 150 Tanks for Traveling offers from B&Bs around the U.S. The various deals give you anything from $75 to $150 in gas vouchers (participating B&Bs include High Haven House Inn in Vineyard Haven, Mass., and Black Bear Inn in Bolton Valley, Vt.); and 10% discounts for driving a hybrid car (at the Craftsman in Pacific City, Ore.); to free picnics for guests who ride bikes instead of driving (at the William Seward Inn in Westfield...