Word: adds
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...high cost to the environment, animals and humans. Those hidden prices are the creeping erosion of our fertile farmland, cages for egg-laying chickens so packed that the birds can't even raise their wings and the scary rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria among farm animals. Add to the price tag the acceleration of global warming - our energy-intensive food system uses 19% of U.S. fossil fuels, more than any other sector of the economy...
...hormones began pulsating from your preppy pituitaries, you probably began to slowly add romance to the top of your pyramid’s well established friendship base. You probably talked on the phone for hours before you “made it official.” Hundreds of notes were probably passed before your big first date. And you probably developed carpal tunnel from texting so much before your first kiss...
...most games, and, in the case of the Bruins, you can walk right up and buy tickets. With lights flashing in the rafters, the Kiss Cam playing on the Jumbotron, t-shirts flying out of cannons, and music blasting from the speakers, these games are tailored towards those with ADD and are packed with entertainment...
Another criticism you often hear is that the rankings encourage schools to add unnecessary perks, such as climbing walls. Is that fair? Some schools or college presidents or boards have used wanting to improve in the rankings as an administrative goal. Some schools are targeting their academic policies toward improving in the rankings. But I don't think that's really hurting students. The factors that you cited aren't really part of the rankings. Many people at the schools don't understand the ranking methodology and say things as an excuse vs. the truth. Generally, targeting the rankings doesn...
...Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute says the economy has lost 6.7 million jobs since the beginning of the recession and that the stimulus bill thus far has generated 750,000 jobs. But in addition to the nearly 7 million jobs lost, the national economy has failed to add the 127,000 jobs per month needed to keep up with population growth. "The real employment hole is 9.1 million jobs," says Shierholz. "The stimulus bill is great, but it will only generate 3 to 4 million jobs. Now that we can see how dramatically things have deteriorated, we need...