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...eloquence is all the more remarkable because migraines are a sinkhole for language. They're shapeless and abstract, they bar the sufferer from reading and writing, and when they subside, they often erase our memories of them on the way out. Nevertheless, a literature of migraines has formed over the centuries. The founding father of migraine theory is a Victorian physician named Edward Liveing, who called them "nerve-storms," but references to them can be pried out of Sumerian documents 5,000 years old. The history of their treatment is about as bizarre and useless a medical menagerie...
...upcoming federal elections. "I don't think you can reach any conclusions when the turnout for the European elections was so low," says Social Democrat MP Sebastian Edathy. "It's a different picture in the federal elections, when we normally have a bigger turnout of 70%-80%." Nevertheless, Edathy admits his party failed to reach out to its traditional supporters. "The SPD failed to mobilize its voters," he says. "But that is often the problem with European elections because our regular voters weren't able to relate to any European issues...
...repositioning the portfolio for stronger long-term performance.But managing Wellesley’s assets likely never represented the full extent of Mendillo’s ambitions, and former Wellesley President Diana C. Walsh says she understood that Mendillo’s time was limited when they hired her. Nevertheless, she says the school is grateful for the work she did.The portfolio Mendillo created for Wellesley saw annualized returns of 13.5 percent during her first five years in charge. “I believe I was able to leave [Wellesley] in a much stronger position than what it was when...
...Nevertheless, although we approved of the general direction of Obama’s educational policy, we were disappointed by the omission of several important reforms. To ease the burden of financing a college education, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid should be simplified. At over 100 questions long, the structure of the FAFSA is unnecessarily complicated and turns what is supposed to be a helpful tool into an exercise in frustration. Additionally, laws governing H1B visas should be revised so that all gainfully employed international students can stay and work in the United States after graduation. In today?...
America will remain the world’s sole superpower for some time. Nevertheless, the geopolitical landscape is gradually becoming a multipolar environment where China will be a key player. If Beijing tries to attain hegemony in Asia, deterring it will be more complex than simply augmenting our already-enormous defense budget. A promising grand strategy to constrain China’s growing clout might couple offshore balancing—building a partnership of other powers opposed to Chinese dominance—with an effort to counter China’s unique methods of espionage. And while there is nothing...