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...mostly agrarian West was isolated from the international economy and lagged badly behind the booming east coast in progress and prosperity. Nine years ago, Beijing sought to begin closing this development gap by investing heavily in highways, airports and other infrastructure across the western region. This has helped to kick-start growth. So has geography: Xi'an's lack of exposure to crashing global markets means it has barely been singed by the crisis. In fact, the city has benefited. It's received $230 million of Beijing's $585 billion stimulus package, which helped accelerate the construction...
When Sergeant Clint Hollibaugh was transferring from Iraq back to Oklahoma, he sat through the obligatory briefings on PTSD with one eye on the clock. "It was the usual stuff: 'Don't kick the cat, don't kill your wife,' " he says. Like many service members, he feared that any confession of mental trauma would delay his homecoming. However mixed up Hollibaugh felt after being the sole survivor of an ambush, he believed that it was nothing that could not be fixed by a burger, a few beers and sex. "Besides," he says, "I thought I was fine." But several...
...This is a gratifying step forward—getting a kick out of beating Ohio University,” he said, referring to Ohio’s loss to Harvard in the Per Capital Recycling category of the challenge. He noted that Ohio University had defeated Harvard in a previous recycling competition. “We felt like underdogs to them ever since,” Gogan said. “Next year, if Yale signs up, I look forward to being happy that we beat [them...
During the event, which was held to kick off Transgender Awareness Week, Spack said that looking at transgenderism from a medical perspective will change the public perception that it is a psychological problem...
Rousmaniere’s free-kick goal in the 85th minute was the icing on the cake for Harvard, which will now have to turn its attention to Maryland...