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...Iglesias yelled 20 minutes later, before I even realized he was out of his hammock and inspecting the perimeter net. In an instant, Amador was at his side, and the two men - wearing thick fire gloves - untangled the aggressive baby vampire from the net, grabbing it carefully as it squealed and hissed madly, trying to bite its handlers through their gloves. The veterinarians applied a poisonous gel to the body of the captured vampire and released it, allowing the animal to return to its roost, where the other bats - up to dozens in the colony - would dutifully lick it clean...
Moral hazard n.-- The idea that people may take more risks when they know there's a safety net in place...
...said. “He did a great job. It’s nice to see a freshman step up in a situation like that. He’s been working really hard and he came through tonight. Jones’s counterpart on the right end of the net, co-captain Brady Weissbourd, stepped up as well, finishing the game with a match-high 21 kills and six digs. But both players’ performances would not be enough, as the Raiders climbed right back into the set by taking advantage of more Harvard errors. The set would remain...
...correctly, that home prices are critical to the finances of a large percentage of the people in America. After a decade or more of increasing consumer confidence which was built primarily on appreciating home values, most people, even those with jobs, are broke. They have what economists call "negative net worth", a condition which almost always leads to malaise...
...tuition hike will not translate into an actual increase in the amount of spending money available for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from tuition. Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith said that the FAS is trying to keep the net dollars raised from tuition flat, as financial need increases...