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All this makes forecasting the economic future even harder than it usually is. "It's not a science," says Kurt Karl, head of economic research for the insurance firm Swiss Re's American operation. "A lot of it comes from historical experience, and this is a time for which we...
Unlike some tubal-ligation methods, Essure cannot be reversed. One general concern among doctors is that women who choose to get sterilized might later change their minds. In a study in Obstetrics & Gynecology of 11,232 women who had been voluntarily sterilized, 20% of those who were younger than 30...
The Western media’s focus on piracy off the Somali coast in the last few months has been light in tone since piracy ceased to be a serious problem in the Atlantic centuries ago. In the popular imagination, “pirates” remind us of either...
These solar devices, produced by wireless network provider Meraki, were conceived as part of a Ph.D. project at MIT in 2006. They boast their own solar panel and solar-charged batteries and aim to improve the operation of large outdoor wireless networks, such as the one installed in Harvard Square...
The last governor before Blagojevich to be charged with a felony was the last governor Illinois had before Blagojevich, George Ryan. Prior to taking office, the cigar-chomping wheeler-dealer served two terms as secretary of state, from 1991-1999. In 1994, a fatal truck accident outside Ryan's office...