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...take one look at the over-valued rupiah and exchange rupiah for U.S. dollars. "By pegging the rupiah," explains Baumohl, "Indonesia has promised to buy those rupiah with U.S. dollars--at the inflated price." Indonesia's reserves of foreign currency, vital to a nation's economic health, will quickly shrink. And traders, smelling more trouble, will dump even more rupiah, guaranteeing an economic meltdown. "In no time," says Baumohl, "the Indonesian government is bankrupt, and the economy collapses...
...starts in the modest flatlands, Monica and Nicole territory, and climbs the Santa Monica Mountains, where the homes are obscenely gorgeous and the salt-air view of the Pacific so tearfully stunning that you have to get on the cell phone and either call the shrink or schedule a facial...
Faced with an elitist image and an increasingly upper-class student body, Princeton abandoned a policy like Harvard's for one that will convert some loans into grants and shrink many families' expected contributions...
...Newspapers will shrink in size. Over the past 125 years, newspapers have grown. Now they will begin to shrink. The newspaper of 25 years from now will be smaller, but will contain more relevant information for the reader. In addition, articles will be shorter and contain plugs for ways to find out more information about the subject through the Internet...
...past them straight to his chair and sat down with his back to them. If he knew they were there, he gave no sign. David sighed deeply, leaned over and whispered to his mother. He put his arm around her small shoulders, and the two of them seemed to shrink with grief...