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Thompson said while the decisions on Allston are weighty and will affect the University for years to come, time is of the essence. Many of the University’s schools are already feeling the pinch of a major space crunch that will only grow more severe as time goes...
...Agriculture, wheat production is down 14% from last year, and corn, soybean, and cotton production have also experienced big drops. Dave Frederickson, president of the National Farmers Union, says the low harvest yield will almost certainly mean higher grocery-store prices, perhaps even before stores actually feel the pinch. Says Frederickson: "Sometimes folks will use a perceived shortage to push prices...
...times are no better for the Sopranos than for the rest of us. The Mob's economy is in a pinch, despite Tony's CEO-style fulminations that the Cosa Nostra is supposed to be "recession-proof since time immemorial!" New York City Mafia underboss Johnny Sack (Vincent Curatola) is undermining Tony with his own people, and the feds have planted a mole in the heart of the Soprano family. Tony is back in therapy, but so are his sister Janice (Aida Turturro) and daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler). Most perplexing for Tony, his marriage may be unraveling; Carmela...
...meltdown in Latin America continues to take its toll much farther afield. Case in point: Spanish companies, which are feeling an ongoing pinch from their investments in the region. As if Argentina's collapse and Uruguay's wobbles were not worrying enough, some of Spain's biggest names are also taking a clobbering because of their exposure to Brazil. Over the past 10 years, Spanish firms have poured more than €50 billion in Brazil - double the amount invested in Argentina - particularly across the telecom, banking and energy sectors. But the Brazilian real has gone into a downward spiral...
Either captain could assume sole leadership in a pinch--and often did. When Clark was waylaid with a boil on his ankle and abrasions on his feet from dragging the boats up the shallow Beaverhead River, Lewis forged ahead to find the Shoshone and the horses they desperately needed to cross the mountains. But just a few weeks later, when the entire party was near starvation on the Lolo Trail, it was Clark's turn to strike out ahead to hunt for food. If there ever was tension between them along the way, it was not recorded. Each captain consistently...