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...meeting in Hong Kong is gearing up to fit this same fractious, muddled pattern. Even by the standards of global trade talks, it will be gargantuan: government ministers and their aides from 148 countries are scheduled to attend, not to mention thousands of lobbyists, armies of protesters from around the world, and some 3,500 journalists. What's striking this time is the palpable nervousness in the air. The meeting is billed as critical for wrapping up a new multilateral trade accord, the ninth since 1947. This one is known as the Doha Development Round because it was conceived four...
...wrong. And he always gave me books to read, stuff like that.”And still, Holsey thrills coaches and observers when she plays within her instincts. Delaney-Smith gives her high marks for reacting to defenses—“rather than react[ing] to a pattern,” she says—and finding open teammates with graceful looks. The coach has said that she believes Holsey’s time at point guard, where taking orders and following set patterns is the norm, “distracts from her natural game...
While we work to revive old traditions, we are also working to break the pattern of heavy drinking that led to over 40 students being sent to local hospitals during The Game last year. Unfortunately, the number of admissions to University Health Services (UHS) for alcohol related health issues continues to be high this fall—over 50 students so far, with several cases serious enough to require intubation...
...security officials fear that a terrorist cell could hire a gang of pirates to help attack an oil tanker or a container ship. Singapore's former Deputy Prime Minister and national security czar Tony Tan said late last year that "the increased frequency of piracy attacks [and] the changing pattern of how the attacks are carried out lead us to fear the worst...
...Ellis Developments Ltd. Availability: Now, in England only To Learn More: ellisdev.co.uk It may look like a delicate doily, but the Bioimplantable Device is a rugged internal bandage that helps patients recover swiftly from shoulder-joint-replacement surgery. Made of standard polyester surgical thread, the device has an embroidered pattern that gives it strength and flexibility while imitating human tendons. Once implanted between muscles and bones, the device is never removed; it becomes part of the body as cells grow over it. This technology is also being used to replace slipped disks in the neck and to aid in clavicle...