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...however, has forced Beijing's policymakers to curtail bank lending and new investment. For next year, Morgan Stanley expects China to grow at a still swift 7%, but that's much slower than the 9.5% forecast for 2004, and sluggish enough to dampen growth throughout Asia. Japan might be hardest hit. Though a sparkling recovery there had fueled hopes that more than a decade of stagnation had finally come to an end, Morgan Stanley estimates that the world's second largest economy will stumble to only 1% growth in 2005, from 4.4% this year...
While the oarsmen’s job is to pull the hardest they can and make their boat slice through the water as quickly as possible, with a course as twisted and winding as the Head of the Charles, the role of the coxswain—who steers the racing shells and maps out the general race strategy—becomes as important as ever. A sharp turn taken too gradually and the boat loses a few seconds—precious seconds that no serious competitor can afford. Make that same mistake under a bridge and your day will...
...We’ve taken on the role of the underdog,” said Holzapfel. “We’re not the most experienced, we’re not the strongest, but if we can be the most determined, the most passionate, and the hardest working crew in the country, then experience and strength won’t matter much...
...Ramadi, the U.S. campaign to deny sanctuary to the insurgents consists of a daily assortment of hit-and-run exchanges, alleyway gunfights and nighttime raids. "They've taken the fight into the neighborhoods," says Captain Jeffrey Kenney, commander of Golf Company of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. "The hardest thing is to ID where the fire is coming from." The jarheads long for a pitched battle but know that will never happen because the rebels aren't suicidal. The Marines must seek out the insurgents and monitor the places where they hide, which is why these Marines are hunkered...
...choreography as well. Not only do you gain experience as a dancer, but you also learn how to be an effective leader. You’re forced out of your own comfort zone and into that of another choreographer. I personally think choreographing is one of the hardest artistic endeavors because you must constantly be innovative from each eight-count to eight-count...