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...Something is about to change - but almost certainly for the worse. Higher labor costs, a strengthening Chinese currency and soaring raw-materials prices are bad enough. Now, a slowdown in global growth and a likely full-blown recession in the U.S. are about to stress-test China's manufacturing sector like never before - and could result in the shuttering of thousands of factories and cost hundreds of thousands of workers their jobs. Makers of low-end goods are already suffering. The Guangdong city of Huidong was home to 3,000 shoe factories at the beginning of 2007, but as many...
...with them.” After training with the pros, the senior will begin the 2008 campaign weighing in at around 10 pounds lighter than he did at the end of last season. What’s more, he’s back at full strength after suffering a stress fracture in his rib cage early on in 2007. A cortisone shot in late July allowed Haviland to finish his summer in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, and September rest healed the injury fully. News of a full-strength Haviland is sure to disappoint Ancient Eight hitters as they...
...missing one of its aces, Harvard still enters 2008 stacked with talent, versatility, and some returning veterans refueled for another shot at the Ivy League title.Senior starting pitcher Shawn Haviland—who put up a 3-3 record and a 4.26 ERA last year while struggling with a stress fracture in his ribs—enters 2008 healthy and ready to go. He will provide a key experienced presence in the rotation.“The kid wants it,” Walsh says. “I don’t know if I’ve ever...
...news more closely than many journalists do and cheerfully confessed to me more than a decade ago that he is "addicted" to the bbc World Service broadcast every morning. When he speaks around the world, one of his favorite lines is "Dream-nothing!" or some other expression to stress that instead of looking outside ourselves for help or inspiration, we should act right now because "responsibility for our future lies on our own shoulders...
...usually veterans of the Iraq war, but also veterans of other wars. And we have regular conversations. I also have a veterans' advisory group that I meet with from time to time that advises me on the very serious consequences for people returning, especially with regard to post-traumatic stress syndrome. So this is a regular part of my job and an important way to evaluate what's going...