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Put simply, China has been investing too much, too fast, particularly in its export-oriented manufacturing sector. The most striking evidence of this is the relatively small role Chinese consumers play in the economy. Household consumption as a percentage of GDP fell to 36% in 2006, perhaps the lowest such...
Sexual experimentation is a big part of that--and it's a part that's especially fraught. Pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are just two of the things that make sex perilous. There are also emotional conflicts kids bring into their early experiences with intimacy. Psychologists have long warned that...
Relations between Amtrak and its employees have strained over the issue of whether Amtrak will make long-awaited pay raises retroactive—payments that Amtrak, which is funded in large part by federal subsidies, likely cannot afford to dole out. If negotiations do not diffuse the tensions in the...
The foreign-language film award went to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, made in France by New Yorker Julian Schnabel, and Ratatouille, set in France but made by Pixar, was the animation winner. Schnabel was named Best Director, and Joel and Ethan Coen got the Screenplay nod for No...
TAPS appeared again in a piece that McKenna choreographed to “I’m My Own Walkman.” Bobby McFerrin’s piece was an excellent musical choice, as his smooth and innovative vocals lent themselves to the dancers’ sophisticated stage presence...