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...however, has proven surprisingly resilient. A 1997 study by a South Korean think tank that compared North Korea to communist-bloc countries before they collapsed concluded the North could have suffered the same fate - in 1992. The regime "is surviving and will continue to survive for the time being," said Kim Sung Chull, one of the report's authors. One reason is that Kim is supported by an élite group of military officers, party cadres and security officials who haven't been as affected by the economic collapse as the general population and who see their fate linked...
...were met by many, many members of the community who begged us not to offer this job to Mr. Fowler-Finn,” she said. “His proven experience was very impressive...
...made its extraction cheap and its supply essentially unlimited. Demand for just 12 metals makes up more than 99 percent of world demand for all metals, and supply of those 12 is now considered inexhaustible. Oil prices have fallen over tenfold in the last century while the amount of proven reserves has vastly increased...
...SARS in Toronto have been stopped that first night? Tse spent almost 24 hours in Scarborough Grace before he was placed in isolation. Says Dr. Sandy Finkelstein, who was on call that day: "His mother had died of a respiratory illness, and his background was Asian, and until proven otherwise, that's tuberculosis in my book. At which point I put him in the isolation room." Finkelstein also told the rest of the family members to isolate themselves, which they did. But he did not order the isolation of any of the patients and healthworkers with whom Tse had already...
...With no proven fourth starter, Harvard quickly found itself in a 7-6, fourth-inning slugfest. So Harvard coach Joe Walsh called for his closer. He provided long relief...