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...said the governor has informally agreed to speak at Harvard in December to outline his strategy for fighting crime. She added that the BSA also plans to conduct a February poll of high-school students to collect their views of black-on-black violence and to present a report in April evaluating Patrick’s progress on crime prevention...
...said the governor has informally agreed to speak at Harvard in December to outline his strategy for fighting crime. She added that the BSA also plans to conduct a February poll of high-school students to collect their views of black-on-black violence and to present a report in April evaluating Patrick's progress on crime prevention...
...fans: the average veteran at any position dies before he turns 55, the age at which he can finally begin to draw full pension. The NFL uses up its laborers and then leaves them unprotected in the pocket. A Congressional hearing this past June revealed a pattern of conduct by the league that denies retirees the money to which their injuries entitle them. The game rakes in $7 billion per year and causes more bodily harm than any other. And yet fewer than 3 percent of applicable veterans—men plagued by brain trauma, dementia, and paralysis?...
...parties controlled by dynasties often abandon ideology, because they become entrenched around families who concentrate only on perpetuating themselves, shutting out outside thinkers who can germinate ideas and passion. Shinzo Abe, grandson of a former Prime Minister, spent his time in office focused on historic legacies like Japan's conduct in World War II, rather than addressing pressing challenges like how to boost employment and revamp the nation's health system - and lost his job. Yet after ousting Abe, the Liberal Democrats turned to Yasuo Fukuda, another political scion, who seems similarly bereft of new ideas...
...precursor of heart trouble, the question of what to do about it has yet to be answered. While there are plenty of stress-reduction techniques - meditation and exercise are two common remedies - there has been little scientific evaluation of their effectiveness. Cohen, the Carnegie Mellon professor, says researchers should conduct clinical trials in order to identify the best treatments and to determine whether patients fare better when given those treatments. But even if such trials received funding, they could take years to complete. In the meantime, the best advice to those worried about the effect their hectic lives are having...