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...effectively. For example, if we are trying to do things around development, then as 27 nations we can bring together resources and provide support in different countries. If we are thinking about what we can do together in Haiti, being able to coordinate effectively makes us more able to respond. (See pictures from Haiti's devastating earthquake...
...their shots in the first half, the Quakers came out hotter in the second’s opening minutes, hitting seven of their first nine field-goal attempts to take a three-point lead on a Monckton jumper with 12:47 left to play. Harvard was unable to respond to the barrage, starting the half with four straight misses...
When that happens, the study found, it triggers an inflammatory state, as the body attempts to respond to the increasing population of bugs, and at the same time makes cells less sensitive to insulin. In a way, inflammatory factors and insulin compete for the attention of the same intestinal cells; if the cells are busy responding to inflammatory factors, then they are less likely to take up glucose and process it effectively. Such a desensitization to insulin and glucose then leads to the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, such as weight gain, high cholesterol and triglyceride levels and elevated blood pressure...
...Crimson plans to respond to Princeton’s dominant offense with resolute defense...
...tsunami, but Lewis says that small towns north and south were badly hit by it. He says he was told by authorities that 350 deaths of the total death toll were the result of the tsunami in these small villages. Generally, the navy would have been the first to respond, but, says Lewis, "their base on the water was destroyed by the quake and tsunami, leaving them helpless." (See "Chile's President: Why Did Tsunami Warnings Fail...