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...Concerned and enlightened people like Sachs are the gems of humanity, and their endeavors to alleviate poverty and misery in underdeveloped countries are laudable. It is sad, however, that only a fraction of the funds raised for the poor actually reach them while the lion's share is devoured by rich politicians and bureaucrats running those poor nations. The generous people who donate money to break the vicious circle of poverty would be more successful if they spent time in the poor nations to supervise firsthand the use of their funds. Eradication of poverty is primarily a humanitarian task...
...Harvard lead lasted for just a fraction of the time referee Alex Dell had set aside to determine whether or not to allow Cavanagh’s goal. Darryl McKinnon feigned a shot from the right faceoff circle to freeze the Crimson defense, then shuffled the puck cross-ice to Mormina, who one-timed the feed past Grumet-Morris to retie the score after just 36 seconds...
...Last month, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder publicly expressed his opposition after media reports that 26,000 German butchers had lost their jobs when Polish subcontractors imported East Europeans to work for a fraction of German butchers' wages. The numbers may have been exaggerated, but the issue came up again last week, just before Schröder met political opponents at a "jobs summit" in Berlin. "We cannot allow service freedom if this leads to social dumping, and if it disregards the protection standards of employees," Schröder thundered...
...That said, the U.S. hasn't yet ceded command and control to the Iraqis. "We train the rank-and-file but we're the leadership," says the Pioneer commander. However well-trained, the Iraqi special forces comprise only a tiny fraction of the 57,000-member Iraqi army, which has been plagued by low morale, inconsistent training and infiltration by insurgents...
...Harvard lead lasted for just a fraction of the time referee Alex Dell had set aside to determine whether or not to allow Cavanagh’s goal. Darryl McKinnon feigned a shot from the right faceoff circle to freeze the Crimson defense, then shuffled the puck cross-ice to Mormina, who one-timed the feed past Grumet-Morris to retie the score after just 36 seconds...