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That doesn't mean China's robust economic engine will grind to a halt. The mainland meets more than two-thirds of its energy needs with coal and boasts the world's largest reserves. But to keep its economy racing ahead--and to ease some of the pollution that comes from burning coal--China's leaders have been forced to seek ever greater supplies of petroleum from overseas. More than half of China's oil imports currently come from the volatile Middle East, making oil security a growing concern in Beijing. China plans to build a strategic oil reserve...
...young, though. She was sickly and underweight as a child, and her parents were so concerned about her health that they kept her out of school; her father, the headmaster of the local primary school, taught her at home. Despite the shaky start, Van Andel-Schipper has enjoyed robust health ever since. She even sailed through a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 100. "Her standard reply whenever anything goes wrong is, 'There's no point in moaning,'" says Beijering. "She's a great believer in the power of positive thinking...
...Whatever you say about the BDSM community, they value a robust form of consent that other college students are missing,” Kelly says. “People [in BDSM] relationships talk beforehand. They can even have written and notarized contracts about what they will and will not do. Each and every step is detailed. They set boundaries that can be shrunk at any time for any reason, which is just insanely good...
...textbook example of what is supposed to happen after a monetary union. Long before the euro became legal tender in 12 European countries on Jan. 1, 2002, economists and policymakers pledged that one of its benefits would be to facilitate price competition across borders, leading to nimbler and more robust national economies. Such "price harmonization" was one of many economic virtues the euro was supposed to usher in: it would eliminate many transaction costs, put an end to bruising currency devaluations, allow savers and lenders to benefit from a bigger capital market and, overall, be a shot...
...travelers will book online, up from 15% in 2002 and 20% last year, says research firm PhoCusWright. "Henry (Silverman) was at a big disadvantage" before the Orbitz deal, says Larry Haverty, managing director at State Street Research. Now he not only can share in the industry's robust growth but also use Orbitz to promote and protect his franchises...