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...Chief trusts to provide a candid assessment of the country's options--is crucial to success in foreign policy. Jones says that in his few meetings with Obama, he found that "[Obama] clearly is a man with really good instincts." A good part of Obama's presidency may depend on their being right about Jones...
Bush's monuments will go a long way toward closing that gap, though their success will depend on how well the protections work. The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument officially bans any material that might damage corals or sea life, but ocean currents still sweep 57 tons of garbage a year into the protected area - and cleanup efforts, hampered by budget reductions, can't keep pace. And the sheer isolation of the central Pacific monuments, which helps shield them from pollution, makes policing the waters even more difficult and costly. "Actually following through on this will be a real issue," says...
...that understanding will lead to better responses on our part. Researchers have devised a slew of strategies for better listening, but the solution doesn’t really come down to asking more follow-up questions or “predicting outcomes.” What better listening does depend on is effort, in slowing down one’s thought process, and allowing others the time to speak...
...rallying cry for nut-free zones. The concern is airborne nut dust, which can be inhaled, or oily nut residues that can come into contact with children's skin. Wood, who has been allergic to nuts all his life, says these parents' worries may be exaggerated. The danger may depend on the severity of the allergy, but it has much more to do with the degree of contact, he says. "Nut oils or the kinds of things that might be in a classroom - it's very rare for that exposure to cause anything more than a localized reaction," he says...
...answer will depend on how demand in China holds up over the next few months. But even if growth slows further, most of the biggest players in shipping are likely to survive. According to Oliviero Baccelli, a transportation economist at Bocconi University in Milan, that's because shippers have cut costs far faster and deeper than many of their counterparts in other industries. Shipping also enjoys a certain stability during tough times thanks to the enduring presence of family-run companies, and gradual consolidation over the past couple of decades has winnowed out the weak. "You have families who have...