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...steep challenge. Healing Indonesia's frayed psyche will mean confronting a host of ethnic and religious wounds, as well as tending to a shattered economy that the World Bank says has suffered the worst decline of any since World War II. And if the bizarre twosome of Wahid and Megawati, so different in almost every other aspect of their characters, have one thing in common, it is their lack of experience in government...
...service's auditors found that the cost of the kitchen renovation - estimated at $151,000 - had ballooned to $308,000. That?s steep, since taxpayers had paid to remodel the kitchen in 1988. And 1968. And 1958. Apparently, the place needed "seamless Corian countertops." That boosted the price 17 percent. And then there's the dishwasher that does a load in 90 seconds. It cost $4,717. Installation of the dishwasher incurred an additional $12,479. "Justification for this type of dishwasher," the auditors noted, "was not documented...
...addition, UHS still charges students $77 for the meningitis vaccination. Although this price tag may seem steep, especially in comparison to UHS' free influenza shots, it is the Department of Public Health that provides the resources for flu shots, and they have not yet extended this support to meningitis shots. And because UHS officials say that the CDCP is reevaluating their recent immunization recommendation, monetary support from the federal government may be long in coming. Even so, UHS has discussed with College officials the availability of the vaccine. And, as with all of their services outside of the original health...
...information; if it?s for that toy company?s sole consumption, a e-mail and a follow-up phone call to the parents will fulfill the requirements. If, however, the company plans to pass the information on to another party (usually some sort of marketing group, for a steep price) a more formal notification of consent will be required, like a letter via regular mail, a fax or another, more futuristic identification method, such as a "digital signature." Each company can decide which medium works best for their purposes...
...give or take a few days, the world's population reaches an alarming milestone. But the growth rate has begun to ease, and next century's rise will not be as steep as modern-day Malthusians once predicted...