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...Continental Europe, an additional factor feeds the disgruntlement: the euro, which 13 European Union countries have now adopted as their official currency since it was first launched on Jan. 1, 2002. From Madrid to Maastricht, it has become conventional wisdom that the introduction of the single currency jacked up prices. At the entrance gate of Volkswagen's main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Ulf Meinecke, 38, shoves his hands into his jacket pockets and says he can no longer afford annual vacations to Italy with his family. "We just go every other year," he says. "Everything is getting more expensive...
...can’t say I ever have. It’s more that the screaming is a release of tension more than an intimidation factor. You don’t actually scream during the actual action—you don’t scream when you’re coming at them. You’re not supposed to make any noise...
...recruits. About 300 National Guard troops and 60 state police were dispatched last summer to help police get a handle on crime, and will remain in the city until at least June. And the city's crime lab remains closed after being inundated with floodwater - a major factor, both Riley and Jordan agree, in the delay in getting trial-ready evidence to the D.A.'s office, since lab testing has had to be sent out to other jurisdictions...
...first loss of the season at No. 4.“That definitely changes everyone’s mentality because we know that we have to win a match on the bottom four [flights],” Grigg said.That pressure did not turn out to be a strong factor, because Penn swept the bottom four matches, as the Crimson struggled against a team with impressive depth from top to bottom.“If you compare their No. 8 to their No. 1, there’s not much difference at that level,” said Balsekar...
...only other consistent scoring threat besides Housman fouled out, Harvard fought an uphill battle the entire rest of the way.“Everybody, especially Evan, was determined to play better on Friday night,” Sullivan said. “I think he was an X-factor in this game for us, so anytime you lose a starter playing pretty well, it’s big for us.”But even after Harris left the game, Housman helped push the game into a second overtime. Princeton then went 3-of-5 from the floor...