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...Still, Beijing has won big playing this game before. During the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, China refused to devalue the yuan, which helped prevent a further run by speculators on Asian currencies. All the while, Beijing reminded other Asian governments of how the West had failed to come to their rescue. By the end of the crisis, China, previously viewed with suspicion by its Asian neighbors, had built a reputation as a benevolent regional power. During last month's session of China's National People's Congress, President Hu said: "Challenge and opportunity always come together. Under...
...face strict limitations on their involvement with the industry and will no longer be allowed to own stock in any of the drug companies they help oversee. However, William D. Hoffman, an assistant professor of surgery at Mass. General, said that these policies do not go far enough to prevent conflicts of interest in industry-funded research. He said that researchers in academia should have primary control over the data, and that currently many investigators are provided with summary data by the industry and are not allowed to conduct their own data analysis, which is done by the drug company...
...While the Crimson has every right to celebrate its achievements, its players and coach realize that a determined Rutgers-Newark team will do everything to prevent Harvard from clinching the title outright...
Though the College's plans for January Experience activities may have fallen through, FlyBy has found the one way for you to prevent having to spend a month sitting at home in New Jersey with your family...concentrate in engineering! Thanks to a program organized by the SEAS, while your friends are sitting at home watching reruns of "The Office" next January, you (assuming you switch your concentration to engineering) could be in BRAZIL...
...abandoned, dry and aged cattle, of which there are many, since killing cows is illegal in all but two states (the communist-ruled West Bengal and Kerala). "This way they are put to some use at least," says Rajeshwari. "And by replacing conventional sources of energy, they help prevent global warming...