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...possible that corporate cutbacks could lead to a relapse among consumers. "The main downside risk probably lies in sharper-than-expected multiplier effects via the dramatic deterioration in the labor market," warned Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius on Monday after predicting that consumer spending would rise for the rest of the year. "Both the weekly and monthly labor market indicators still show an accelerating employment contraction...
...outlook for a patient depends in part on acting fast: call 911 or drive the victim to the hospital; do not wait to reach your own doctor. The rest turns on the type of injury. Richardson died of an epidural hematoma, an accumulation of blood between the skull and dura, the tough tissue covering the brain. A subdural hematoma is blood between the dura and brain. Both injuries have a mortality rate of about 50%. Intracerebral bleeding, which occurs within the brain, is even more serious. "Patients get redlined to surgery in 15 to 30 minutes" if they have...
...most interesting points in your story about the Mumbai terrorist was what wasn't there: mention of Israel or Palestine. Many people theorize that all the world's troubles with Islamic fundamentalism are due to the Israeli-Arab conflict. Your article puts that theory to rest - Islamic terror is a cultural and religious predicament and not a territorial problem. Pressuring Israel to relinquish parts of its historical homeland will not solve the world's problems. Jonathan Patinkin, BETHEL, ISRAEL...
...rest of the event mostly covered matters that had already been handled. He defended his budget in the face of the extraordinary deficits it would produce under economic projections by the Congressional Budget Office, projections the White House believes are overly pessimistic. He described his decision to fund expanded stem-cell research as a difficult ethical one. He said that aside from some of the understandable elation around his Inauguration, he did not believe that his race had figured much in his first 64 days in office...
...Temple Tree resort, www.templetree.com.my, in Malaysia's Langkawi archipelago, purring cats are ready to trail you everywhere. If you allow it, a friendly four-legged fur ball will curl up at the foot of your bed, or rest on your shoulder as you make yourself a cup of tea. And if you get really attached, you can sponsor the little cutie for as little as $14 a month. Australian resort owner Narelle McMurtrie's 15-year-old animal shelter, the Langkawi Animal Shelter & Sanctuary Foundation, has grown so enormous - yielding, at last count, 130 dogs and 150 cats - that...