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...happened to be a Jordanian Catholic, recognized the Cardinal and rushed to his aid. O'Connor recalls Ratzinger, up and running again, saying "There is every sort of person in New York, and they're all helpful." A few minutes later, just after he stepped out onto the curb at J.F.K., someone rear-ended the car, shattering the back window...
RMJM CEO Peter Morrison said he hopes that his firm’s gift will help to curb this trend and boost the number of people in his field worldwide...
...China's central government recognized early on that an investment bubble was likely forming. In 2004, for both economic and environmental reasons, authorities in Beijing began pressuring provincial and local officials to curb spending on aluminum, steel and cement factories; state-owned banks were periodically told to stop lending for industrial projects. But local officials often ignored the stop signs. More factories meant more local jobs and more growth, which made them look good in the eyes of their political superiors. Not only that, local officials, who can seize land and issue permits for new projects, were often silent partners...
...sorry.” I fumbled with the temperature controls on the console, randomly smacking buttons until I hit something that seemed to stop the icy air. I immediately began to sweat.“Make a right up there.” I pulled away from the curb, “Rocky” theme song playing in my head. I put on my blinker, stopped at the stop sign, and then made the most beautiful right-hand turn of my driving career.“Pull over. You failed.”What?! How did that happen...
...will not be affected, officials said. The CHA acknowledge this week that Massachusetts’ pioneering health care reform law has left it with the burden of treating patients without insurance, but without providing adequate reimbursements to the alliance. The CHA has freezed hiring and cut discretionary spending to curb its losses. Still, the alliance, which includes Cambridge Hospital and two others in the Boston area, will continue to provide on-site training for third-year students at the Medical School as part of the Integrated Clerkship program that it launched in 2004. “We are classified...