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Trading classes for careers and dining halls for kitchens, seniors must soon learn how to adjust to life outside of the Harvard house system. To ease the transition, FM brought in Felice L. Silverman ’85, an interior designer who knows what it’s like to move from Harvard housing to a home of one?...

Author: By W. D. Widman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Redesigning the Digs | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

Another problem with the inflation data is the mythical average household. If you spend a lot on health care or have three kids in college, your reality will not match the norm. To adjust for changes in demographics and spending habits, the average is recalculated every two years. But it still lags some trends. Cell phones and Internet access are significant new expenses for many families that aren't adequately captured in the latest CPI. And today's cost-of-living adjustments don't reflect looming shocks, like the $78 billion cumulative deficit that state governments will soon be making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deflation: Why Aren't Your Prices Falling? | 5/26/2003 | See Source »

...right, because that would have looked really boring." The Mr. Bill--style animation covers all aspects of the repeat, from the monologue to guests MR. T, Richard Lewis and Johnny Knoxville--even the movie-promo clips. "In some of the shots you'll see a hand come in and adjust a head or something," says O'Brien. "It may be the least professional clay animation ever broadcast." If the fake Conan is a hit, can a real, live Craig Kilborn be far behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 19, 2003 | 5/19/2003 | See Source »

...another job--if allowed. But at some Big Three plants, assigning a new task to a worker requires consulting the local union leader, who might approve the extra job but insist on a quid pro quo--say, extra break time. Such complications can make it more costly to adjust the vehicle mix--leading to unsold vehicles and requiring more profit-eating 0% financing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Motor Trends: Why The Most Profitable Cars Made in the U.S.A. are Japanese and German | 5/19/2003 | See Source »

...that, the 60 feet and six inches from the pitching rubber to home plate was purely a matter of calibration. Salsgiver—whose cannon arm has forced Ivy League baserunners to run at their own risk all season long—didn’t take long to adjust for the shorter distance...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: In Do-Or-Die Spot, Salsgiver Pitches In | 5/12/2003 | See Source »

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