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...while Wardell cites the fact that the U.S. government daily spends $1 billion more than it collects as constituting "a moral and economic crisis." One speaks with the voice of a retiring baby boomer, while the other voices the concerns of a young generation about to inherit the burden of an unprecedented government debt. Which viewpoint should responsible citizens with the national interest in mind heed...
Gardini's upbringing led him to agricultural college; afterward he joined the firm of Ravenna grain dealer Serafino Ferruzzi. His charm, ambition and business flair brought him rapid promotion -- as well as marriage in 1957 to the boss's eldest daughter, Idina, which guaranteed that he would inherit company leadership from Ferruzzi, who died...
Pregnancy brings about major physiological changes and it is possible that these changes reveal "the underlying differences" between those who develop preeclampsia and those who do not, Lalouel said, among those who inherit the preeclampsia genetic defect...
During the Triassic period -- say, 225 million years ago -- it would have seemed absurd to suggest that dinosaurs would soon inherit the earth. At the time, they were inconsequential creatures, perhaps the size of dogs, living among far more imposing giant crocodiles and other reptiles. During Triassic times, the continents were stuck together in a single mass that scientists call Pangaea. The planet was warmer and rainier than it is today -- ideal conditions for the growth of vast forests along coastlines and adjacent to rivers. Conifers, horsetails, tree ferns and ginkgos were the dominant vegetation. Giant 3-ft. dragonflies whirred...
...symptoms show up. But little testing has been done so far because the diseases are relatively rare and the results are merely informative; no cure is yet available, and if the test is positive, there is little action the recipient can take, except to avoid having children, who might inherit the gene...