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...less prepared. And the worst disasters will continue to occur in the cities of the developing world, in places like Tehran and Gujarat, India, where sheer population density and virtually nonexistent building codes can lead to death tolls in the tens of thousands during a strong quake. That was clear during the May 2008 earthquake in western China, when some 20,000 children and teachers were killed in the collapse of shoddily constructed schools. "What happened in China happens too often," says Yanev. "They think it can't happen here, until it does, and they're not prepared." Twenty years...
...term. Confusion has surrounded the housing decision process since even before the application was released earlier this semester, with some officials suggesting a thesis guaranteed a spot on campus come January. Interim Dean of Advising Programs Inge-Lise Ameer has said thesis writers will need to demonstrate a "clear need" to be at Harvard, but what exactly that means, remains unclear...
This brings me to something important. It was very clear from the beginning that these tournaments were essential to the debaters, the lifeblood of the activity. How could I write an article about the debate team without seeing the debaters in action? To use a line from sports writer Heywood Hale Broun, not only would I be veterinarian to the Light Brigade, but I’d be home tending the rabbits while the company was out in the field...
...recognized that it wasn’t entirely clear to parents where they should go for information,” he said...
...most important thing is that Russia and China have the need and capacity to enhance cooperation and the two economies are complementary to each other," Putin told China's state-run Xinhua news service. For each side, there are clear benefits: Russia's energy companies secure a stake in China, which is set to become the world's biggest energy consumer within five years, according to the International Energy Agency in Paris. And for China, Russia provides a safer, more direct source for gas and oil than either the Persian Gulf or the Horn of Africa. Energy-rich Russia...