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...time he graduated from Harvard, T.R. had made himself the most experienced outdoorsman in a class filled with the sons of wealth and comfort. And his fierce determination to make his life count for something larger than his own interests sent him into writing and politics and the study of history. Indeed, even as he settled into married life with Alice and attended Columbia Law School, T.R. turned back to nature. He eventually bought two ranches in the Dakota Territory, where he could raise cattle to sell to the Eastern markets and at the same time retreat for health-giving...
...Even if, as they got older, girls did understand somehow what the vaccine was protecting them against, surely the messages parents send to them every day and over the years - about respect, responsibility, judgment and the boundaries of appropriate sexual behavior - count for more than the implicit suggestion of a single vaccine. MSNBC did an online poll asking: If you have a daughter under age 15, would you have her get the cervical cancer vaccine? Of more than 8000 responses, 80% said yes, while 5.4% said, "No. She's too young to worry about sexually transmitted diseases...
...preparation for such an attack, Chavez announced a plan last year to boost Venezuela's civilian reserves count from 50,000 to 2 million men and women, almost 10% of the population. Military officials say they must train ordinary citizens to employ tactics like those used against Americans in the Iraqi insurgency and the Vietnam war because the Armed Forces cannot match the U.S. military might on their...
Gupta is the most prominent of the foreigners who have moved to Bombay yet is far from alone. The last official count in 2005 estimated that there were just 30,000 foreigners working in India, but that number is rocketing. Delhi-based market researcher Evalueserve says an additional 120,000 are needed by 2010 to fill the skills shortage in the IT industry alone, and Bombay real estate agents report that foreigners are fueling a run on luxury properties. The reason for the influx, says Gupta, is that anyone in any profession can rise faster and higher in Bombay than...
...from the U.S. supporters. The U.S. lives. The Yanks could still advance with a win over Ghana and a Czech loss to Italy. It's a long shot, but it is now clear that they have the loudest fans in the group. Maybe in the tournament. That ought to count for something...