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...Chinese hands. That will be enough to persuade some European firms with substantial American business?such as BAE Systems, the U.K's largest defense company?to stay out of the China game. But for many other European firms, the lure of the China market will be too strong to resist and they will find specious justifications for their sales. (The most specious was offered by the French Defense Minister, who seems to have convinced herself that European exports will stop China's development of its own capability in high-tech systems.) Though the E.U. is working on a code...
...going 130 m.p.h., faster than many prewar racers. But the ultimate examples were the Ferraris. With their enameled red surfaces, their voluptuous lines and their plain debt to jet- aircraft styling, they practically say "Lick me." In a show that's pure ice cream, you may be tempted, but resist...
...Sunni triangle. Their model is Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, which ultimately earned the I.R.A. a role in the Northern Ireland peace process. "That's what we're working for, to have a political face appear from the battlefield, to unify the groups, to resist the aggressor and put our views to the people," says a battle commander in the upper tiers of the insurgency who asked to be identified by his nom de guerre, Abu Marwan. Another negotiator, called Abu Mohammed, told TIME, "Despite what has happened, the possibility for negotiation is still open...
...concerned that the current firestorm over University President Lawrence H. Summers’ intemperate remarks might be exploited by certain faculty to resist some much-needed changes in undergraduate life that Summers has championed. These changes include ending the first academic term prior to the Christmas break, deferring selection of a concentration area until the end of the sophomore year, and greatly expanding the junior year abroad program...
Fortunately, chronically dry eyes can usually be treated. There are dozens of over-the-counter products designed to moisten or lubricate your eyes, but you should resist the temptation to play doctor and instead should seek out an eye-care specialist. Dry eyes may be associated with an underlying medical condition like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, a viral infection or something called Sjogren's syndrome, says Dr. Esen Akpek, an ophthalmologist who runs the dry-eye clinic at Johns Hopkins' Wilmer Eye Institute. "You can also overdo it with eyedrops and actually wash out your own tears," Akpek says. Also...