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...think it is important to have young talent in the area as well,” Campbell said. “Many of the most important, interesting economic questions of the day concern macroeconomics...
...Jung Kwak is currently a student, hundreds of students and local residents gathered in the auditorium to watch and cheer Kim and Kwak. "Even though we're on a [three-month winter] vacation from school, almost every teacher gathered in the school to cheer Kim Yu-Na together," said Young Ae Choi, an economics teacher at the school. "Today is Gunpo Suri High School's big celebration day. We're also preparing a big cheering party for later today. I'm so proud of her." (See 25 Olympic athletes to watch...
...skating officials don't ride the momentum Kim has generated, young skaters may continue to train elsewhere, a huge burden for those who may have talent but can't afford a transoceanic move and may therefore give up skating dreams altogether. "I've thought about it but haven't made any plans," said Kwak, Kim's 16-year-old teammate, who finished 13th. "Compared to other countries, we have fewer skaters and fewer coaches...
...talks but has otherwise not objected. If the two countries begin discussing Kashmir in earnest, as Pakistan is demanding, it will be difficult to reach a lasting agreement without the leader's support. Indian Kashmir has been increasingly tense over the past several months, with a growing cohort of young "stone pelters" protesting the presence of Indian security forces. In the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir's capital, the word of the Mirwaiz carries much more weight than that of any politician or bureaucrat. (See pictures of Kashmir...
That's what the women's Olympic figure-skating competition has come down to: a showdown between two talented young skaters who can each bring the house down with displays of technical skill and artistry - and who each skate with the weight of an entire nation on their tiny shoulders. Kim is the first skater from South Korea with a chance at winning any medal, not to mention gold, in women's figure skating, an event long dominated by the Americans and Europeans. In Seoul on Wednesday morning, businesses and schools stopped as everyone either found a screen to watch...