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...undetected. What's more, pigs that carry influenza tend not to die en masse the way flocks of birds do, eliminating the immediate tip-off that a serious pathogen is at large. None of that is Mexico's fault either. In fact, since human tourists and domesticated animals cross into Mexico all the time, there's every reason to believe that the progenitor virus behind the epidemic hitched a ride in one of them...
...detainee's ego, for instance, by praising some particular skill. Alternatively, the interrogators may attack the detainee's ego, by accusing him of incompetence - forcing him to defend himself, possibly giving up information in the process. If interrogators choose to go on the attack, however, they may not "cross the line into humiliating and degrading treatment of the detainee...
...mean we should expect Asian nations to immediately start shooting wars over access to the Mekong or the Yalu - though all bets are off if climate change leads to the loss of the Himalayan glaciers whose seasonal melt provides water for billions in Asia. In fact, the history of cross-border water disputes has been surprisingly conciliatory so far. India and Pakistan have fought three wars and currently point nuclear weapons at each other, yet the Indus Waters Treaty - which divvies up the two countries' trans-boundary waterways, overseen by a joint commission - has survived for decades. And even though...
...criteria when it comes to fulfilling his General Education (The Curriculum Formerly Known as Core) requirements. Rather than “What will I learn?,” he asks himself, “When will I wake up to go to class?” After then cross-referencing those options with his now-only-digital Q Guide, with an eye toward maximizing his grade point average, he settles on Japan Pop: From Basho to Banana as his first step toward the laudable goal of a liberal education. Over the next four years, he will also sign...
...Harvard registered third-place finishes in both the A and B divisions, finishing just three points back of Yale for the overall team trophy. The runner-up placing ensured that the Crimson will be making the cross-country trip to San Francisco for the ICSA Women’s National Championship...