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...Pastor Kathleen Danley. She recently explained in several newspapers how her and her husband’s lives have changed since the arrival of the turbines. “In the middle of the summer we cannot enjoy our yard or have the windows open because these machines constantly grind and have a negative effect on one’s nerves. When at the house I find that I am constantly on edge...
Presidential candidate Teo P. Nicolais ’06 cited a strong sense of community as one of the best ways to improve student mental health on campus. He proposed creating more opportunites for students to gather socially and take a break from the academic grind...
...into the flow of the game, and you get four or five penalties called on you. It’s tough to get back in the rhythm, because usually your good players are killing penalties, and they get tired, and it’s a tough grind...
That doesn't mean China's robust economic engine will grind to a halt. The mainland meets more than two-thirds of its energy needs with coal and boasts the world's largest reserves. But to keep its economy racing ahead--and to ease some of the pollution that comes from burning coal--China's leaders have been forced to seek ever greater supplies of petroleum from overseas. More than half of China's oil imports currently come from the volatile Middle East, making oil security a growing concern in Beijing. China plans to build a strategic oil reserve...
Ashcroft will soon step out the door. But in the office it’s the usual day-to-day grind: planning meetings for the ministers of justice from seven other countries, writing a report on intellectual property covering everything from downloaded tunes to designer purses. She sometimes works late into the night and on weekends, but she doesn’t resent it, she says. “The honeymoon period lasted long...