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...easy, though Michael, our guide, constantly reminded us to take it slowly and allow our bodies to acclimatize. The Swahili word for slow is ?pole? (poh-lay), and that became the buzzword for the rest of the climb. Slow and steady really does win the race. The track became steeper the higher we climbed and by mid afternoon, a light drizzle began to fall. We set up camp at 9700 feet, in a rocky bush clearing just above a couple of caves...
...other areas. Most government services would in fact be cut to pay for the tax giveaway. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Interior, Justice and Labor, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, would experience cuts totaling $230 billion--and steeper reductions might be needed to fund other expensive programs such as a national missile defense. The Republican leadership seems intent on passing the tax bills before the budget process is finalized, meaning that Congress will have voted for billions in budget cuts without considering where they might fall...
Being located in a Web-crazed country did not prevent shares of South Korea's Internet companies from plummeting after the global dotcom bubble burst last spring. (The country's high-tech kosdaq stock exchange has tumbled 80% since its peak in March--steeper than nasdaq's fall.) But that hasn't shattered South Korean faith in the New Economy. Info tech still accounts for more than 10% of the $400 billion economy, and that percentage must grow further if the country is to continue its economic climb. With its labor now expensive in international terms, and with few natural...
...accounts for 1 of every 3 newly diagnosed juvenile diabetics. Physical confidence has been proved to be critical to self-esteem for youths, especially preadolescent girls. And researchers say the price tag for medical care for obesity-related diseases, about $100 billion a year, may get steeper. "You are more likely to be an obese adult if you're obese as a kid," says David Ludwig, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital in Boston. "And if you're a sedentary child, you're more likely to be a sedentary adult...
...School officials say this adds up to inflated failure rates. They had been expecting a drop in scores, but the decline was even steeper than they had anticipated...