Word: equilibrium
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...state has got to achieve an equilibrium. We're in a period when we have taken on a number of burdens, some natural, some of our own making. This is a rich state by any number of indexes. But as with a rich country, there are practical limits to what you can do. There are also political limits to what people are willing to assume in the way of burdens...
...These are two pivotal kinds of experiences that if we learn to maintain in a liveable equilibrium, can be as profoundly educational as anything else you learn at a university," said Rudenstine...
...simple," said Elmendorf. "There is a limited supply and high demand. Anyone who has taken Ec 10 knows that the equilibrium price is going to be high...
...through electronic bidding on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at hours when the stock markets are closed. Using personal computers, investors anonymously enter the amounts of stock they wish to trade and prices they will accept. Before trades are executed, a central computer matches orders and calculates an equilibrium price in each stock. The system appeals to cost-conscious investors who don't have to trade daily. Says Theodore Aronson, a Philadelphia money manager: "The New York Stock Exchange had better wake up and read the writing on the wall...
...assignments and a rigid routine, and protection from loud noises and other disturbing stimulation. Activities are emphasized over paper-and-pencil exercises. "We'll read a story and bring it to life with hand puppets," explains school psychologist Valerie Wallace. Generous warmth and praise help youngsters achieve an emotional equilibrium. Of all Salvin's drug-exposed children, more than half have been able to transfer to regular school classes, with special tutoring and counseling...