Th e media have spent days wringing their hands about the poor young men whose lives are now ruined (note the passive tense).

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Now while the Russian government still heavily intervenes in currency markets and is far from a paragon of laisez faire, th e ruble is fully convertible.

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Following the approval of the first device for transcathether aortic valve replacement therapy (TAVR) earlier this month, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and The American College of Cardiology (ACC) have announced the launch of th e TVT Registry, a joint initiative that will monitor the rollout of the new technology.

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