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...stall the recovery process because everyone is waiting to see what happens. But in the long run, roughly three things help the economy improve. First of all, those not laid off - the majority - start consuming again. Second, a new cohort comes into the labor market and is likely to benefit from the recovery, so it's spending more. Third, those who experienced a negative shock, either from a layoff or from graduating in a recession, begin to spend again as well; however, they're likely to save less...
Some names benefit from a temporary faddishness. Selena was languishing at 780th place in 1990, but rose to 300th by 1994 as the fame of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla grew. The name vaulted to No. 91 after Quintanilla's murder in 1995 but has since settled back to 352. Diego has enjoyed a similar bump, going from 186th place to 68th in the last decade, perhaps due to the popular boy sidekick in the ubiquitous Dora the Explorer cartoons. Designer Paloma Picasso may be giving a similar - if subtler - bump to my own daughter's name, which has gone from...
...these gadgets require just a few turns of a knob to mash up the good stuff moms are (or should be) eating. "It's easier and cheaper than baby food," he says. And once kids naturally gravitate to healthy foods for nourishment, moms can expect to reap a second benefit. "You can forget food battles," says Greene...
...relief effort includes a clothing drive, a possible raffle fundraiser, and a benefit performance co-sponsored by the Harvard Vietnamese Association (HVA). HVA’s vice-president Huy V. Nguyen ’10 said the show will involve “diverse groups to get a diverse audience to raise as much awareness as possible.” The benefit show will also include pictures and video clips to show the extent of devastation in the Philippines...
...reasons to be allowed on campus. The Harvard campus is an incomparable working environment for many students. In creating the new January break and moving exams to before winter recess, the administration acknowledged this implicitly. Studying for exams during break was both stressful and difficult. There is a psychological benefit to working in a Lamont, your house library, the dining hall, or your Harvard room. They provide the rigorous academic atmosphere that homes and local libraries cannot recreate. For many, it is easier to accomplish more when you are surrounded and encouraged by hundreds of other hardworking peers...