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...Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) returned to realism, cutting excess nukes while ensuring that the specter of mutually assured destruction would linger long after the Cold War. Last month's modest accord leaves unanswered how arms control might transition into disarmament. No one knows how to get to zero. But any hope of that will depend on realism's giving way to optimism--and the belief that an abundance of thermonuclear weapons isn't the most effective way to stop people from slaughtering one another...
These accommodations help the student perform better overall because the mental disabilities they face can cause insurmountable barriers to success. A voiceless mentally ill population is exploited in America. With nigh zero mention of mental illness in the current health care debate because mental health issues are the elephant in the room when discussing health care, the voiceless are being pushed aside for big interests to see their agenda through the health reform bill. We can see similar practices on a smaller scale at Harvard...
This dearth of rejection letters can’t be because of a lack of time or an expenditure of unnecessary effort; it took me approximately 23 seconds and zero brainpower to type those above three sentences. The average employer could (and probably does, for those who still do this) staff that little email out to their current intern or secretary, who can easily send it en masse to however many applicants need to be notified. Therefore, it is just plain rude to not acknowledge an applicant’s desire for, and the often-considerable effort they put into...
...city where Fryer expected the most success, the experiment had no effect at all - "as zero as zero gets," as he puts it. In two other cities, the results were promising but in totally different ways. In the last city, something remarkable happened. Kids who got paid all year under a very elegant scheme performed significantly better on their standardized reading tests at the end of the year. Statistically speaking, it was as if those kids had spent three extra months in school, compared with their peers who did not get paid...
Bryant senior starter Eric Polvani pitched over seven innings of play and allowed only five hits and zero runs. Polvani’s powerful performances have been key for the Bulldogs this season, even though yesterday’s game was only the 16th of his college career...