Word: particularity
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...might have noticed a particular word missing from the speech President Obama gave on Wednesday in rolling out the Administration's massive housing-rescue plan. That word is "subprime." That might ring a little odd, considering how religiously we've been talking about the "subprime mortgage crisis" - all the loans made to borrowers with bad credit who couldn't really handle them. The thing is, subprime isn't the entire story. In fact, looking forward, it's not even the biggest problem. While the raw percentage of subprime loans in delinquency and foreclosure still far outstrips any other sort...
...receiving our 2008 tax refund or being unable to drive through an abandoned highway repair project - the brutal realities of a state in freefall with no balanced budget. But it's still a bit of a shock. "The average Californian hasn't figured out exactly what this particular budget means for him or her yet," says Mark Baldassare, president and chief executive officer of the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California. "But they're going to feel it soon...
...idea of how things are organized.” Lichtman’s group recently mapped only the second “connectome”—a group of neurons dedicated to a single function—in history. The image showed neurons for a particular mouse muscle were inexplicably longer than necessary—strongly suggesting an alternative use for the pathway.The brainbow’s bursts of color belie what its creators say is a revolutionary potential to solve the mysteries of the mind.“I think it holds the promise of changing...
...also judges that they must use their office to undo the legal protection for abortion, how is this consistent with their judicial oath, or with the fact that the Constitution in Article VI puts religious belief off-limits for selection or qualification for office, including judicial office? In particular, precisely what is a Catholic jurist to do when confronted with the application of laws restricting abortion that, as interpreted by the courts in rulings like Roe v. Wade, would be unconstitutional? If a Catholic judge invalidated laws restricting abortion in conformity with the constitutional precedent, he or she would presumably...
...Tuscan small business owner, Renzi has focused his efforts on making the provincial government more efficient and delivering services. In particular, he's improved Florentine school facilities, expanded recycling and seems to have a solution to flooding along the Arno river...