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...Russia’s new hypersonic missile may be, its development was rather predictable. Bush’s unilateral decision in December 2001 to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty with Russia set the stage for a miniature arms race. The ABM treaty existed to maintain the long-standing, effective principle of mutually assured destruction (MAD). MAD, however, requires that the each country accept some level of vulnerability—and with Bush refusing to do so, Russia felt compelled to develop systems capable of penetrating present and future U.S. defenses...
While Fried and Chandis agree that playing two sports is incredibly challenging and increases risk of injury, both maintain that their play in one sport helps the other immensely...
...University. To do this, Harvard’s current careful approach seems most appropriate. Through discreet one-on-one advising, the University counsels professors on their options and helps them plan their own retirement. This process sometimes leads to quite productive interim plans—where professors maintain their University ties with office space and library access. Continued teaching ought to be encouraged where interest remains—especially in classes that benefit undergraduates, such as Freshman Seminars. During this transition period, these professors also relinquish more power within departments to allow for younger professors to gain footing...
...patch of ice in Manhattan last April at age 72, the low-fat fanatics have been trying to prove the low-carb guru had been on a diet to disaster. Atkins did have heart disease, and suffered a cardiac arrest in 2002, but his family and staff maintain his heart problems were due to a viral infection that disrupted his heart's rhythm and not the steaks and cheese cubes he ingested and promoted. It was the calorie-free ice, the Atkins industry insisted, that did him in. But his family declined to have an autopsy done, and suspicion grew...
Bird is still profitable, but to maintain growth, it has nowhere to go but overseas. In September Bird launched three models in India, one of the world's fastest-growing markets. Bird phones are also sold in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Russia...