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...Washington and in many former Soviet satellite states, the response to the Georgia debacle will be to continue NATO's eastward expansion and stiffen its resolve to contain a resurgent Russia. But in Western Europe, there will be growing doubts over the value of a security system built upon a structure designed to isolate and contain Russia. The problem, of course, is that NATO operates strictly by consensus, and in the absence of such consensus, paralysis may set in. Indeed, it may yet emerge that Putin's campaign in the Caucasus has succeeded not only in keeping Georgia...
...Water Resources Authority officially issued a cease and desist order on the pipe renovation until the situation is completely resolved. "We have to make sure that this community is safe," said Boston Transportation Commissioner Thomas J. Tinlin at the meeting. "Nothing further is going to happen until we insist upon certain measures." Although Coleman outlined the ways in which his company would modify the process in order to prevent a situation like this from arising again—using a chemical to reduce the toxic effects of styrene and employing several monitoring techniques—and despite the assurances...
...little spilled blood was nothing compared to the intense pressure on gymnasts in need of redemption on their home turf. The relief upon striking gold was palpable among the Chinese men. "There were many expectations of us," said Huang, who started training in the sport at age five and is competing in his third - and likely last - Olympics. "I'm so relieved that we got the gold and realized China's dream...
...kind of health-inspection information isn't very easily accessible in all locales. In many cities, such as New York City, Chicago and Denver, restaurant-inspection reports are available online. In others, like San Francisco and Atlanta, restaurants keep their reports on-site and give them to the customer upon request. But some cities, including Pittsburgh and Washington, share inspection results only through Freedom of Information Act requests - which is not very useful for the consumer unless he's planning dining reservations months in advance...
...That early cultivation has ensured diving supremacy for the People's Republic. But the impact of thousands upon thousands of dives has left many Chinese divers with permanent eye injuries. After detaching a retina, Hu Jia, a Chinese gold medalist in Athens, told the Chinese press that he would nonetheless dedicate himself to striking gold in Beijing "unless my eyes are really blind." He ended up missing the 2008 Olympic squad because of injury...