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...that the government works in the people’s best interests. Still mired in the failures of the Bush administration, however, the Republican party has been unable to offer anything like an appealing alternative to the Democratic vision. Hopefully, knowledgeable politicians of the Romney and Giuliani variety will fill this void soon. Republicans, we may not always understand you, but—for the sake of our democracy—we wish you a speedy recovery...
...girls relative to boys. Gender imbalance may also have other determinants, such as large-scale migration of one or the other sex in search of work. This shift has numerous implications. For example, given the historical role of females as caregivers to elderly parents, a shortage of women to fill this role will induce large-scale social adjustments. Moreover, an excess of low-status men unable to find wives results in an easy (and large) pool of recruits for extremism and violence...
...believe that large cohort studies are a proven design that will serve African public health, and could also yield information relevant to the chronic disease epidemic in the US. The bold African Cohort Initiative aspires to fill this knowledge gap, and seeks equally visionary funders to bring studies that have enormously benefited wealthy countries to Africa. The time for action is now, before the problem escalates, so that results can guide successful prevention programs...
...Lodge in the summer, but there are plenty of wildflowers and cool mountain air. Just 45 minutes from Salt Lake City in Utah's Wasatch Mountains, the Alta Lodge is offering a "Sunday Brunch Package" for two for $94 on a Saturday or Sunday night, including a full brunch - fill up for days on everything from pumpkin-chocolate-chip muffins to cheese blintzes. The offer is good from June...
...that, I think kids are going to need to step up, especially with [team captain] Verdi and I leaving the No. 2 and 3 spots.” But Harvard has reason to be optimistic, with a handful of new recruits coming in and seven juniors stepping up to fill the leadership position that this year’s senior class will leave behind. “We are going to stress a lot of fitness, we are going to do a lot of match play, mental preparation,” said Cohen, who will be next year?...