Word: developable
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...Obese boys and girls are already starting to develop the illnesses of excess associated with people in their 40s and beyond: heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, gallstones, joint breakdown and even brain damage as fluid accumulation inside the skull leads to headaches, vision problems and possibly lower IQs. A staggering 90% of overweight kids already have at least one avoidable risk factor for heart disease, such as high cholesterol or hypertension. Type 2 diabetes is now being diagnosed in teens as young as 15. Health experts warn that the current generation of children may be the first in American history...
...little support to correct mistakes. "Historically, corporate social responsibility has been this top-down approach," says Khan. "The buyers are afraid, so they push down their ideas onto the factories." But it's often unrealistic to impose these Western CSR ideals overseas. "We've transferred the jobs to the developing world," says Hurst. "But we haven't transferred the skills or expertise needed to provide decent jobs." Many companies don't care (as long as the audits look good), but more progressive firms are working to develop creative new ways to improve factory conditions, moving far beyond mainstream tactics like...
...time trying to navigate and maneuver in Northeast Asia. Korea will continue to strengthen our traditional close alliance with the U.S. because this will not only ensure the peaceful stability of Northeast Asia but also will deter war on the Korean peninsula. At the same time, we will also develop and strengthen our relationship with China...
...have mounted. Already the flood of new money has come under criticism from longtime microfinance advocates for focusing too much on the largest firms operating in the most profitable countries. According to CGAP, 75% of cross-border funds go to Latin America and Eastern Europe, the world's most developed microfinance markets--the low-hanging fruit. That could leave out the poorest of the world's poor, who are predominantly in Asia and Africa. Says Alex Counts, CEO of the nonprofit Grameen Foundation, which helps develop microfinance institutions: "You might need to invent the microfinance industry all over again...
There is room for compromise in deciding whether or not to vaccinate. Our family has a two-pronged strategy: First, we breast-feed our children, making them less likely to develop a wide range of infectious diseases. Second, we vaccinate on a delayed schedule. At each well visit, we permit our children to be given no more than two vaccines. Our pediatrician helps us prioritize. By the time our children reach age 5, they are fully vaccinated. Brenda Carroll, SHAWNEE, KANS...