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...largest issue between now and whenever the cataclysm ends is whether the major economic powers develop more intimate relationships or are driven to isolation in order to defend their economies through protectionism. This development would reach an epic level if nations such as China began to hold capital in their country and slow their purchase of U.S. debt. That would begin a lethal exchange between the greatest exporting and importing nations of the world, with America blocking the inflow of Chinese goods and China flailing back by throttling its appetite for Treasuries. Without the ability to borrow money at reasonable...
...these kids, just standing up from a sofa can hurt a little. "So we discuss pros and cons - the short- and long-term consequences of not doing things with friends," says Wicksell. The kids eventually learn how to take their pain along with them to social outings - how to hold it close rather than dragging it at a heavy distance. (See the most common hospital mishaps...
...year, President Medvedev announced that Russia would be relocating several SS-26 “Iskander” missiles to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia’s small exclave of territory on the Baltic coast that borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania. While these plans have been temporarily put on hold, the Russian threat should be taken seriously, not needlessly provoked...
...Residents at the meeting said that the affected communities—Belmont, Arlington, and Cambridge—might see more harm than good come of the proposed development. They cited potential environmental and public health concerns as reasons for the Council to pass a resolution that would put a hold on any permits requested by the developer, Pennsylvania-based O’Neill Properties. Building on the small river floodplain forest could exacerbate the existing drainage and flooding problems of the area, said Terre Greene, an environmental health specialist from John Snow Consulting in Boston. The flooding and contaminated water...
...inclusive environment. “This is an important conversation that we don’t talk about much. It’s about the multiple identities we have and how we embrace them,” Tatum said in an interview before the event. And students did not hold back from raising the questions on their minds. The conversation touched on issues that ranged from the importance of appearance in identifying race to the financial difficulties for historically black colleges and universities. “One reason for this event was so students can feel more comfortable talking about...