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...world's leaders all know what's wrong with the U.N. peacekeeping system, but that doesn't mean they'll be able to fix it. Thursday's discussion at the international body's Millennium Summit saw further eloquent critiques, particularly from African leaders, whose continent has recently seen the most dramatic failures of the blue-helmeted peacekeepers. They pointed to Rwanda, where the U.N. failed to act to stop the 1994 genocide, and to recent savagery in Sierra Leone, where some 500 hapless peacekeeping troops were taken hostage by a ragtag militia. Everyone from U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan...
...Doctors fix at least some of the blame for the growing problem on those other great phenomena of the 1990s: the infatuation with the Internet and the proliferation of cable-TV channels. An increasingly wired country is also becoming an increasingly sedentary one, with Web-surfing kids leading the way. The answer, as always, is to shut down the computer, turn off the TV and try regular exercise and eating smart. The lecture may be the same as it's always been, but the stakes are becoming higher than ever...
...they look for inside a house. Recent studies have shown that mold spores, which thrive in dampness, are potent allergens and an asthma trigger. Some studies have even shown that they can cause memory loss. Our biggest concern is the roof leak, which took the roofer three shots to fix. "It seems pretty much dried up," Brennan says, running his moisture meter up the wall. "You might have some dead mold back there, but I wouldn't bother ripping the walls...
...were leaving the house were being dumped into the crawl space. Worse, Shaughnessy points out, the nearby air-conditioning system could be sucking up the exhaust fumes and moisture from the dryer and recirculating them around the house. But we eat out a lot, and it's an easy fix...
...YOUR FIX For home buyers undeterred by increased housing costs, good news: borrowing is getting cheaper. Last week, 30-year fixed mortgage rates hit the year's low, dipping below 8%. More important, the spread between fixed-rate and adjustable-rate loans narrowed. While ARMs may provide short-term benefits, most financial advisers favor fixed because of the uncertainty of future rate hikes and refinancing costs...