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...plume of mist fills the air where the iceberg once was, while the fjord churns on. And then I wonder, Just how much time do Greenland and the rest of us have before it's too late? That may be up to us--and the heroes we choose to follow...
...worst financial downturn in decades—one that has prompted a U.S. government plan to purchase up to $700 billion of toxic securities in an effort to cleanse the balance sheets of the country’s ailing financial institutions. The unprecedented government intervention in the market follows a series of financial shocks in recent weeks, including the failure of Lehman Brothers, the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the largest government bailout to date—an $85 billion loan to the American Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance company whose near-collapse some...
...down the ramp to the floor of the national stadium which has 90,000 screaming fans,” Kolbe said. “It was pretty surreal experience. That’s when it hit me.” BEIJING-BOUND Every four years, the Paralympics follow on the heels of the Olympics. Elite athletes with disabilities ranging from blindness to paralysis compete in the same venues and live in the same Olympic athletes’ village. The competitors in the Paralympics are the “elitest of disabled athletes. They train just as hard if not harder...
...study’s participants submitted responses to detailed questionnaires about lifestyle and health conditions every two years, beginning in 1980. In a follow-up, 8,882 deaths were recorded—1,790 of which were caused by cardiovascular disease and 4,527 by cancer...
Anne C. Lusk, a research fellow at the School of Public Health, spoke of the challenges of implementing public policy to encourage people to follow healthy lifestyle habits...