And the government's response to high foreclosure rates continues to fall far short of what is needed to help Americans hold on to their homes and to stabilize home prices.
Like so many others in the diaspora, I've watched in horror as the power continues to sputter, as demonstrations against austerity measures are violently squashed, as assistance from the U.S. government continues to fall far short of what you'd expect for an island that has been a part of our country for more than a century.
"The scientific literature states that captive facilities continue to fall far short of meeting elephants' natural needs for movement, space and extended social networks, with negative effects on health, behavior and reproduction," said Anna Mulà, a legal adviser on animal law at Fondation Franz Weber, an organisation that is lobbying Cites to end the trade of live elephants.
"Assistance to evacuees continues to fall far short of demand, particularly in the provision of accommodation, transport, information and maintaining family unity".
But while one-off rulemaking can treat symptoms, our passenger aviation system will continue to fall far short of its full potential until Washington commits to a comprehensive treatment plan for the root cause of the problem: the dominance of a few big airlines, which has led to a steady decline in connectivity and consumer choices.
MANHATTAN: CRIME RATE DOWN -- Crime in New York City during the first six months of this year continued to fall at a rate far exceeding those of the nation and other large cities in New York State, according to figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At the same time, new infections with influenza continued to fall, suggesting that the season has peaked almost everywhere in the country except in the far West.
Government employment continued to fall.
Most stockmarkets continued to fall.
The dominoes continued to fall.
