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...Moreover, most economists expect Beijing will successfully cool growth without major economic disruption. "I don't see a 'sky-is-falling' scenario," says Bruce Murray, country director for the Asian Development Bank in Beijing. "It's not like exports to China are going to crash. China will continue to grow at a significant rate" of 8.3% this year and 8.2% in 2005, he estimates. But that's not to say that some overheated sectors in which investment has been rampant will not suffer. Beijing has targeted a number of industries-among them aluminum, autos, construction supplies, real estate, steel...
Seconds later a Marine shouts from an observation post on the roof: "Incoming!" Mortars again. Bailey points his laser toward another set of buildings. One bomb misses the target, but a second strike sends bits of the building flying high into the sky, to the delight of watching Marines. Captain Weston has another target in mind. Bailey shrugs. "It's the [commanding officer]'s call," he says. "We've got to rebuild this f______ country sooner or later. We don't want to blow up too much...
...more than once to send the message that it's not safe to return. "You won't see someone with black skin in western Darfur," says Adulrahman Abdullah Abakar, 65, a refugee in Mahatama. For those forced from their homes, there is nothing left to return to. When the sky darkens in Mahatama, flames can be seen rising from Sudan. They glow for about 10 minutes, then fade away. The Janjaweed are passing through, say the refugees, torching what they missed...
Finally, with the sun beginning to slip down in the sky after over three hours of baseball, the Crimson finished off the Crusaders...
Yeah, the sky just beyond the outfield fence...