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Place the nori on a bamboo mat, shiny side down. Dampen your fingers in water so that the rice does not stick to your hands. Spread rice evenly over nori...
...track to have the highest number of troop and civilian casualties in Afghanistan since the toppling of the Taliban regime in 2001, has prompted many in the Afghan government to consider reconciliation talks with moderate members of the insurgent group. Wednesday's bombing, however, may serve to dampen public enthusiasm for such talks. President Karzai, who was on his way to Turkey to attend the World Economic Forum on Europe and Asia, called the attack "heinous," saying "Our enemies are trying to undermine the recent efforts by the government for a peaceful solution to end the violence...
...just four minutes later. This time it was Fucito who put it through to freshman Baba Omosegbon for his first career goal. At 4-0, the Brown fans started heading for the exit, and the Crimson was home clear.Even a late consolation from the Bears could not dampen the mood following the match. After defeating their most intense rival by such a lopsided scoreline, the Harvard players could hardly contain their smiles.“If we can continue to play like we did tonight then I think we can make a good run—not just in Ivies...
...areas where a certain kind of fish is caught, represent a textbook example of a tragedy of the commons - the classic economics metaphor for a shared resource that is ruined because of competition between users. Giving fishermen catch shares - also known as Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) - doesn't dampen competition for fish, but manages it by essentially making fishermen stakeholders in a fishery. Costello explains that IFQs, which can be bought, sold or traded just like stocks, discourage overfishing by giving fishermen a vested interest in preserving the future health of the resource...
...what you can do with what you know.” Indeed, he asserts that our competitive economic edge and even the strength of our democracy depend on it. However, while Wagner’s book thoroughly examines how standardized tests, aided by an inability to teach beyond them, dampen the intellectual curiosity of American children and thus reinforce the global achievement gap, he only gets at a piece of the problem. By downplaying America’s first achievement gap—that between low-income minority students and their middle-class counterparts—Wagner?...