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...they it might, Harvard was powerless to stop a Quaker team on a mission...
...into an industrial base, gearing up for war with China in the late 1930s. While some Koreans joined rebel groups, Japan's overwhelming grip on the country subdued most resistance. Some of the Elite openly collaborated with the new rulers. But Koreans of every standing were second-class citizens, powerless to stop the official and unofficial looting of the nation...
...painkiller, a blood thinner and a heart saver as well. But taking aspirin in combination with ibuprofen (in the form of Advil or Motrin) can render the multi-purpose pill powerless. Ibuprofen, it turns out, blocks aspirin's blood-thinning ability 98%; more studies are needed to determine whether people who take both drugs need to worry about a higher heart-attack risk. In the meantime, doctors note that aspirin does not cancel the effects of other major painkillers, including rofecoxib and acetominophen...
...Despite opposition from Democrats and some arms control groups, the White House?s decision will not be challenged openly - in part because legislatively Congress is powerless to stop the President on this, but also because patriotism (and public support for national defense measures) is still running very high...
...everything happens for a reason. Most of the time that reason is something out of our control. So if uncertainty is really the only thing we can count on, is it better to embrace it or to shy away? The answer, in my opinion, hardly renders me powerless over my future. Right now, I’ve got one foot in the door to the next phase of my life, and I’m poised to kick...