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...terms, what does it take for a human being to survive? Maybe I didn't need to swallow up half of the Rolling Rock and Ecstasy for sale in central Maryland. Maybe I didn't need alot of the things I consumed ... What if I found a way to turn the terrible, seductive beast of indulgence against itself?" He settled upon the arbitrary numbers of 800 calories a day and $8 a week: "It was a strange calculation, and by all acounts a dangerous one ... Could I do it again? I don't know. Would I? I'm even less...
...this year by Grant Thornton, a Southfield, Michigan, consulting firm. If General Motors files for bankruptcy, it will further impede its ability to pay its suppliers in full, on time. Many suppliers are already saddled with debt. So the extra burden will likely obliterate suppliers' operating budgets - and, in turn, cripple their ability to deliver goods to surviving automakers...
...littered with the yellow hessian bags used to carry contraband and the remains of smugglers' campfires. "I see the police about once a week," says Alfredo, an Indonesian petrol smuggler. Other smugglers say the regular local police patrol consists of two unarmed officers who walk to the clearing and turn back...
...Sixty six percent of these votes went to Obama.” Levin said that according to national exit polls, 16 percent of youth said they were contacted by the Obama campaign whereas only 4 percent said they were contacted by the McCain campaign. “A higher turn-out needs two candidates to engage the youth, not just one,” Levine said...
...With CSU set to stop accepting applications at several campuses on Nov. 30, administrators expect that many students will turn to community colleges with the goal of transferring to Cal State two years down the line. According to a survey released by the American Association of Community Colleges in July, 66% of statewide community-college directors expect that enrollment caps at the state level will boost demand at their institutions. The problem, however, is that community-college directors in 16 states already report that they can't meet the demand from high school grads as is. That means if they...