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...raises the specter of an arms race in space, which ultimately could be more expensive and dangerous than the one taking place on earth. In a prompt and strong reaction, Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov personally warned: "Should this conception be converted into reality, this would actually open the flood gates of a runaway race of all types of strategic arms, both offensive and defensive." Even more ominous, the development of a missile defense system could undermine the very foundation of strategic stability, namely, the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), which has often been modified, but never abandoned. Under this...
Angelo Mozilo Enabling home ownership seems so noble--until lending standards surrender to greed. Under CEO Mozilo, marquee mortgage shop Countrywide helped legitimize the flood of subprime, teaser-rate and no-income-verification loans...
...five unanswered goal. Captain Natalie Curtis and Simmons each tallied a score during the run—both off of free position shots. Martin added three of her own, one of which was an empty net goal.The empty-netter was the result of intense pressure from sophomore Sarah Flood. UConn goalie Jenna Moulton ran out of the crease and Flood forced Moulton to lose the ball. Flood recovered the ground-ball and found an open Martin who easily finsihed the play. “We worked really hard this week in practice,” Flood said...
...while freshmen reported a zero percent dissatisfaction rate.Those in Mass. Hall are better connected than most—43 percent report they are very satisfied, 43 percent are satisfied, and 14 percent are neutral with their wireless connections.In contrast, the River Houses seem to still be awaiting a flood of signal. Adams House had by far the worst wireless situation, with a reported 36 percent dissatisfied and 16 percent very dissatisfied, landing a majority of the residents in the unhappy column. Clavery residents even admit to trying to pick up non-Harvard network signals to increase wireless capabilities.Joshua A. Kroll...
...July 2006 Chinese authorities intensified what the Dalai Lama calls "demographic aggression" by launching a high-speed train linking Lhasa to Beijing and other Chinese cities, thus allowing 6,000 more Han Chinese to flood into the Tibetan capital every day. Lhasa, sometimes known as an "abode of the gods," has turned from the small traditional settlement I first saw in 1985 into an Eastern Las Vegas, with a population of 300,000 (two out of every three of them Chinese). On the main streets alone, by one Western scholar's count, there are 238 dance halls and karaoke parlors...