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...Euro currency is used by 16 EU nations, which together constitute an economy the same size as the United States’s, and the fair-weather economic interdependence has been a lucrative source of prestige. The EU simply cannot afford to so accurately fulfill Euroskeptic predictions and allow its unity shatter in more turbulent economic conditions...
...Beyond our own priorities as a university, Harvard must also recognize that it has an obligation to its neighbors and surrounding communities. As a recognized nonprofit, Harvard receives substantial tax breaks in return for providing educational services and stimulating local economies. Layoffs may allow Harvard to breathe easy, but in doing so they are simply shifting the burden of labor costs onto the cities of Boston and Cambridge and local taxpayers. Because Harvard is one of the largest employers in Massachusetts, any substantial layoffs at Harvard will dramatically affect neighboring communities—those that don’t have...
...intentions of being average. When Swanay began playing fantasy baseball, he didn’t rely on gut instinct or subjective judgments to form his teams. He plugged countless numbers into spreadsheets, using advanced quantitative methods to value players and to create rankings that would allow him to objectively put together the best team possible. As Swanay started having success in fantasy leagues, he realized that what he had thought of as a hobby was actually the key to the career change he had been seeking.“I finally got over that mental hurdle [that tells...
...Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society." - The Rush Limbaugh Show, August...
...Clinton did make two remarkable departures from the Bush Administration's Middle East policy. She urged Israel to open the border crossings to Gaza, the Palestinian coastal enclave, to allow in more humanitarian relief for the 1.5 million people there who are reeling under the impact of a 22-day Israeli assault that ended in January. Until its last days, the Bush Administration not only had backed Israel's offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza but had also supported a punishing, 19-month economic blockade of the territory. At an international donor conference in Egypt on Monday, Clinton pledged...