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Although Bernanke says he is unable to grant interviews prior to his CEA confirmation hearing, those economists who have taught and worked with Bernanke describe him as a “mild mannered” family man with a passion for the Boston Red Sox who has consistently excelled in the field of economics due to his independent thought and skill at public speaking...
...Many conservative Japanese politicians and policy experts express dismay over what they perceive to be China's cynical harboring of historical grievances for political gain. They claim that despite the mild thaw last week, China is, by its own choice, virtually unappeasable. Tomohiko Taniguchi, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., says, "You're looking at a neighbor who doesn't want to accept any apology." Despite Koizumi's words of contrition last weekend (which, according to some counts, would mark the 22nd time Japan has apologized) and the $35 billion of foreign aid Japan has given...
...weather, however, drowned out any hopes of a home-field advantage for the Crimson, fluctuating between mild drizzle and severe downpour. Conditions were at their worst as the afternoon began, significantly slowing down the action to start the game...
...perform short-term divination, geologists examine a number of clues. Mild seismic activity in the area, rumblings or the emission of ash and gases are all harbingers of greater things to come. Changes in the snowcaps that cover tall volcanoes may also indicate trouble. In Iceland, for example, the sight of a sagging, snow-covered mountaintop, which indicates that hot magma is pushing upward and melting the ice cap, warns knowledgeable residents to head for safety. More sophisticated techniques include tiltmeters or laser ranging devices to detect deformations in the volcano cone, also caused by magma oozing upward. Seismometers...
...eruption, yet they were caught off guard by both its fury and the extent of the mudflows it generated. And at Nevado del Ruiz, warning signs had abounded since Dec. 22, 1984. At that time a series of earthquakes were detected, followed by 30 minutes of harmonic tremor. Mild tremors continued throughout the spring and summer, and on Sept. 11, ash spewed forth for seven hours, accompanied by a roaring sound and electrical discharges. But for all these red flags, experts were unable to pinpoint when the big boom would come, or even if it would. Lacking that precision, Colombia...