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...make a go of "special economic zones" such as Shinuiju, North Korea needs to massive foreign investment to rebuild its electrical grid and other key infrastructure. The country has never been self-sufficient in food and needs an industrial economy to make fertilizer to boost agricultural yield and to finance food imports to make up the shortfall. But the disappearance of foreign subsidies following the collapse of the Soviet Union saw a rapid de-industrialization - until the late 1960s, it had been ahead of South Korea economically. North Korea is now dependent on international food aid and donations of fertilizer...
Despite criticism of Berge's candor, the committee has always been part of, not above, the political fray. The Prize, says Lundestad, "is a loudspeaker and a microphone" that has been used to bless peacemakers and to boost their causes - equality in South Africa, freedom in Burma, independence in East Timor. "One cannot say, 'Here's an important process, let's find a name,'" says St?lsett, who is also the Bishop of Oslo. "But it's a bonus if we can send a message...
Sophomore Alisha Moran put in the Crimson’s second goal just four minutes later, heading in a perfect cross from freshman Sara Sedgwick. Moran also entered the game as a substitute and scored soon after. Throughout the game, the bench provided a major boost of energy for the Crimson attack...
...think BC was a big boost in confidence because we realized we can outplay a team that we consider one of the top two or three in the Northeast,” said co-captain Caitlin Butler. “Although our record doesn’t show it, we know where we belong, which at the top of the region, and that’s what we have to prove against BU and UConn in the next few weeks...
What's driving the shift? Over the past year, electronic payment got a boost when the anthrax attacks elevated fear of using the mail, says Bill Nelson of the Electronic Payments Association. The hike in postal rates also hurt snail mail...