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...Between them, his stories encapsulate almost the complete spectrum of the medical world - from preparing for medical-school exams to gritty night shifts; from the experience of being a medevac physician to treating an unforeseen, potentially fatal complication during childbirth; from shenanigans with the police in the emergency room to the terrifying first days of the outbreak of SARS...
When it comes to savings, workers want new resources to weather unforeseen income interruptions, especially in an increasingly volatile economy. A nonprofit in Boston is encouraging low-income workers to invest a portion of their tax refunds in savings bonds. Its average bond purchaser's profile is that of a single working mother with an income under $21,000, acquiring the bond for her children--a powerful testament to the idea that working people will make responsible choices if given the right opportunities. On the health-care front, a New York--based organization is developing ways for independent workers...
...policy of spending its hard-won Campaign loot on building up existing programs and facilities. The specific goals of the Campaign are basically twofold: raising money for student aid and faculty salaries, and renovating the dorms and other buildings. New buildings, facilities, and programs—which often pack unforeseen costs—are notably absent from the drive’s shopping lists. The money, therefore, is not being wasted on mindless expansion, but rather on strengthening the University’s scholarship on all levels, on making it a habitable place and on helping make sure that students...
Despite my natural mistrust of any documentary where the heroes and villains are so clearly defined, I couldn’t deny the appeal of “The Unforeseen.” The documentary recounts the debate over Barton Springs, a spring-fed swimming hole in Austin, Tex. As lobbyists and environmentalists argue in and out of court over plans to build housing developments—a plan that would pollute the natural treasure—what was once a local issue becomes a deeper question of private property rights and the good of the community.In the 1970s, Austin...
Given the remaining contests - many with electorates favorable to Obama - Obama's existing hundred-plus delegate lead, and the rules by which Democrats apportion delegates, it is almost a political and mathematical certainty that Obama will have an elected delegate lead at the end of the process, barring dramatic, unforeseen circumstances...