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...used in our phones and our computers, the cars we drive and the planes we ride in. But the infinitely adaptable substance has its dark side. Environmentalists fret about the petroleum needed to make it. Parents worry about the possibility of toxic chemicals making their way from household plastic into children's bloodstreams. Which means Haegele isn't the only person trying to cut plastic out of her life--she isn't even the only one blogging about this kind of endeavor. But those who've tried know it's far from easy to go plastic-free. "These things...
...neutralize the growing risks to price stability." In plain English, that means he's worried about an inflationary spiral in which manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods raise prices to compensate for higher costs - and workers demand hefty pay increases so they can afford the rising cost of their household purchases. The risk is very real. Soaring prices for oil, raw materials and food have taken a heavy toll on Europe's inflation rate, which hit 4% in June - more than double what it was a year...
...peak last year - could fall another 10%. Deutsche Bank figures the total drop could be closer to 25% by the end of 2010. Whatever the eventual decline, housing woes are already casting a chill on spending. For example, says Mehta, there has been "a dramatic fall" in sales of household goods such as dishwashers and refrigerators in the past six to eight months because people aren't moving as often. But real estate is an intensely local business, and in many markets it remains robust: for example, all of Germany, and the desirable parts of desirable cities like Paris...
...Sadr City resident, Najim Kitam Kadem, head of a nine-person household that suffered two injuries during the fighting, says he is uneasy with the Iraqi troops now patrolling his streets. "The Iraqi army has done nothing good. They call you in the street, and if you don't hear them, they start jumping on you and they slap you in the face," he says...
...developed a tremor in his left hand, and he's so unsteady on his feet that he's taken several falls. "My legs are gone," he says. "I'm very numb from the knees down." Perhaps more alarming are the changes in his personality. The first sign was hoarding household items. "Then I started noticing that he became antisocial," says his wife Mary. "He didn't want to go out. And he didn't want to talk when people came over. He would sit on the patio and smoke...