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...These numbers tread depressingly familiar territory, though it is a surprise that the bad news seems to be getting worse. Just as troubling is the fact that profiling of young black men isn?t merely detrimental to the black community, but to the economy as a whole. As these disturbing statistics get worse, they act as more and more of a drain on precious government resources-from welfare and Medicaid to unemployment payments...
...continues to structurally shrink as it loses market share in the U.S., which means that a smaller company is supporting more retirees. Until GM stabilizes market share, rationalizes capacity at every point in the value chain, and invests heavily in product, its restructuring actions will only allow it to tread water at best...
...eager not to repeat the mistakes of Big Tobacco, and it knows that self-regulation is one way to keep the government from stepping in. What worries the food industry most are the lawsuits that have begun to move through the courts, often going where politicians fear to tread. One key question is whether public-health advocates will succeed in sticking the food industry with one of the charges that damned the tobacco business: that its executives knowingly harmed the health of the public--especially children--with their marketing tactics. Of course, Big Tobacco had the additional problem that...
...believing that despite everything else, despite your fears or your political views, your first loyalty is to those forty guys around you.” HEARING THE CALL For Waterman, the constant challenges of ROTC are the best parts. During water combat training, for instance, she had to tread water in her BDUs and combat boots, and was also blindfolded and pushed off the high dive, “a major adrenaline rush.” In college, she says, the focus is on personal achievements in academics and extracurriculars. She likes spending her mornings absorbed in what she feels...
...Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. See what damage the Danish indiscretion has caused? We in South Africa have come to appreciate that other religions and cultures should be respected. We have the impression that white Europeans are unable to appreciate fundamental differences between peoples. Consequently, harmful remarks arise from ignorance. Algernon Loxton Cape Town...