Word: limits
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...friends are also busy online, but they will have much more to show for their efforts. "What would you like to buy today?" inquires Sweetnurse, a twentyish musician who asks to be identified by his nom de Net only. "I just found a card with a $5,000 limit...
...there are deeper reasons to fear a persistently weak dollar. For decades, various emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East have either officially or unofficially matched their currency rates to the dollar to limit their own currency fluctuations and thus stimulate trade. Since these countries tend to be exporters, they have also historically generated buckets of surplus dollars, which they funneled into U.S. Treasury bills, attracted by the dollar's long-term stability. This arrangement benefited the U.S., providing it with a bountiful source of buyers willing to fund its debts, despite the relatively low interest rates on offer...
...Tyson quickly took issue with him. "It's amazing how little worried the Europeans are about the euro," Tyson said, pointing to two controversial areas: the European Central Bank's relatively tight monetary policy and the E.U.'s battered Growth and Stability Pact, which long required governments to limit their debt and budget deficits. Exchange rates matter, she contends. The past 10 years were "a lost decade" for Germany because--among other reasons--the former West Germany reunified with the former communist East Germany at an exchange rate that was too high. "How many times do you go through this...
...hadn't seen each other for an entire 42-minute class often stopped to hug each other in hallways during the four-minute break between classes. The hugging clogged the 700-student school's hallways. So Deb Wretman, the principal, developed a "hands-off, or handshake" slogan to limit greetings to a handshake. (She is loath to call it a "policy," and points out that "you won't find anything in our handbook that refers to 'no hugs' or 'public displays of affection.'") While there's no penalty for "violating the slogan," Wretman says the effort has significantly reduced hallway...
Still, hunters' donations remain constant staples at shelters and food banks. In Georgia, for example, thanks in part to the state's generous bag limit of 12 deer per year, venison steaks (not to mention venison burgers, lasagna and chili), are not only abundant, but well liked. "It's very popular and it's very similar to beef," says Sarah Robertson, who coordinates food donations at the Atlanta Community Food Bank, the state's largest food bank, which distributes to more than 800 shelters each year. "It's been a huge...