... about lending money to companies, especially in the beleaguered telecommunications industry, for fear of another blowup. Weak corporate spending has been one of the factors keeping the U.S. economy sluggish." ("Crisis") There is hope on the horizon, "Investors put some $66.8 billion of new cash into stock mutual funds during the first four months of the year, according to the latest figures from the Investment Company Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based group ... that represents the mutual-fund industry. That's more than three times the $20 billion invested in these funds during the sam...

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... of waging war is victory with minimum losses on one's own side and, if possible, on the enemy's side. No one disputes the fact that the Japanese military was prepared to fight to the last man to defend the home islands, and indeed had already demonstrated this determination in previous Pacific island campaigns. A weapon originally developed to contain a Nazi ... and elderly citizens. The thought that atomic weapons are needed to keep the peace is exactly the idea that fueled the cold war. Albert Einstein said in a speech, "The armament race between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R., originally su...

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... in head races and sprints. Head races consist of rowing in open water for a length of 1500 - 2000 meters during the warm spring months. All of the boats are positioned on floating docks that are lined on a point in the horizon. The head referee skims the water behind the racers in his ski boat and provides assistance when novice boats begin to drift towards each other. At ... too far ahead to later be caught. Her voice is the throttle. The payoff is at the finish line. The coxswain earns her free ride by her skill in expending her crew's last reserves of energy at the proper time to cro...

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... teachers. Help we need you! Hence is the cry of school districts all over the country. For the last two decades, a teacher shortage has loomed on the horizon. United States Secretary of Education, Richard Riley, speaking at a recent forum in Chicago called on the educational community to adhere to the three R's as it pertained to teachers for the new century "recruitment, retention and respect- ( ... Branch, 13). The teacher shortage is now in ... to existing teachers waiting longer to retire. Regardless of ideology, most policy makers, educators and citizens agree that many staffing c...

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... to date on current world events. Many teenagers have not even discussed in length the impending war on Iraq. When asked about their stance on "The War" an average teen would assume that the speaker is referring to the War on Terrorism. However, another war is peaking over the horizon, with the leader of the storm being President Bush. From a teen view, many see more ends in this ... speeches how many American soldiers" lives will be lost trying to achieve his goal. Many military serving advisors, Senators, and Congressmen are against this war, because, unlike Bush, they know the hardshi...

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... mussel, a dime sized crustacean has no natural predators to keep the population under control. They spread wildly from Lake Eire, to the Hudson and Mississippi Rivers, and finally down to the Gulf of Mexico. They clog pipes and cause millions of dollars in damage. Though there are solutions on the horizon, this is a sample of the power and cost of invasive species. Industries need to be ... made aware of the costs of ignoring this problem and the benefits of changing their routine of daily business. Invasive species are introduced when people, cargo ships, and planes travel intercontine...

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... were first publish several years ago there was again criticism over the pressure that was placed on the agencies to suppress the data that was not supportive of the administrations goals to gut the regulatory framework that had been established over the last 30 years. Now after the resignations of the directors of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Democrats, and even some Republicans has ... than ever before, brought on by our own misguided understanding of what we "know" is true. During the renaissance era, we knew the E...

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