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...years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international front, so Asian governments are battling on their own. There are some early signs that anti-inflation measures could pay off. After peaking at a 12-year high in February, inflation in China will begin to taper off in coming months, economists are predicting. To cool down its overheating economy and help throttle price increases, Chinese officials employed a mix of policies that included limits on bank lending, a throwback to the country's command-economy days. Yet, despite these steps, the mainland's growth does...
...roll.” The final track, “Am I Only” is the only song in which originality extends past the introduction. A guitar progression that sounds like Dashboard Confessional in slow motion supports Haves’s and Been’s voices, which taper off into a closing falsetto over what sounds like a toy xylophone. BRMC is a good, wholesome rock band, but they can’t help being reminiscent of many more distinctive bands. They’re average, in the sense that “Baby 81” sounds...
...Volpe and Conroy looked calm and collected after an eight-mile run together yesterday afternoon. Both plan to taper down their mileage this week from the 20-mile runs they have done in the past few weeks...
...finish with a 5-2 EISL record and a perfect home mark on the season. “We came into the meet wanting to win,” co-captain Brian Fiske said. “We knew that Princeton and Yale might shave and taper in order to win the meet, and we didn’t want to shave or rest because we’re really focused on the championship meets. It turns out they did shave and taper. It was a tough meet; we had a lot of great swims.” The Crimson...
...Davidson getting on the board in the 200. “The swimmers are starting in on some harder sets,” Pipitone said, “and they are also starting to bulk up on workouts and getting stronger. So when February comes around we can taper really well and rest and hopefully beat Princeton at the end of the season.” —Staff writer Abigail M. Baird can be reached at ambaird@fas.harvard.edu...