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...sounds like a small step, and many airline travelers, already irritated by compulsory surcharges for fuel, baggage and wider seats, may simply ignore it. But behind this call for a voluntary contribution is an unprecedented worldwide effort to make up a shortfall in official government aid to poor countries - a shortfall exacerbated by the world financial crisis. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...find a Job” drew 48 students, prompting Interim Director of OCS Robin Mount to remark on the excitement she has seen for government work in the wake of President Barack Obama’s election. Mount also pointed to the economic recession as a driving force behind the heightened interest in government positions. Amid the positive turnout for such events, organizations are planning more. Between mid-October and mid-November, The Center for Public Interest Careers, the IOP, and OCS plan to jointly hold 14 different events focusing on finding a job in the public sector, said Mount...
...senior wide receivers Bobby Sewall and Buddy Farnham—are back, and will look to terrorize the Harvard secondary in a key Week 2 tussle. Sewall led the Ancient Eight in receptions (69), receiving yards (948), and receiving touchdowns (8) last year, and Farnham was not far behind. The pair will be catching passes from inexperienced quarterback Kyle Newhall-Caballero, but they will still provide a challenge for the Crimson backs. Harvard returns three starters in the secondary, along with reigning Rookie of the Year Matt Hanson, and should improve on last year’s third-ranked pass...
...regardless of era or fad. Likewise the Boston fashion blogosphere participates in a cool disregard of the next It item, taking notice of stylish residents regardless of whether they’re wearing the season’s latest looks. Martini Severin is one such blogger and the photographer behind Beyond Boston Chic, “a part of a growing street-style movement around the world where photographers attempt to capture the style aesthetic or essence of their city.” “It’s hard to describe the “Boston look?...
...station. But these aren't cheerful times. For conservatives, these are times of economic uncertainty and political weakness, and Beck has emerged as a virtuoso on the strings of their discontent. Rush Limbaugh, with his supreme self-confidence, holding forth with "half my brain tied behind my back just to make it fair," found his place as the triumphant champion of the Age of Reagan. Macho Sean Hannity captured the cocky vibe of the early Bush years, dunking the feckless liberal Alan Colmes for nightly swirlies on the Fox News Channel. Both men remain media dynamos, but it is Beck...