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...diverse areas," says the Young Foundation's Mulgan, "but areas where a particular model of male, usually full-time, well-paid employment, has disappeared and been replaced with much less secure employment." Europe's minorities suffer, on average, more than double the rate of unemployment as whites. But a blanket affirmative-action policy like the kind in place in the U.S. is a nonstarter in Europe. "There is such diversity among different minorities, with some greatly outperforming even the white majority, that to have laws that just benefit you because of the color of your skin is mad," says Mulgan...
...thirds of college students who graduate with debt. Its proponents argue halving the interest rate can help make what would have been a prohibitively heavy debt load manageable for the 5.5 million low- and middle-income students receiving Stafford loans. Opponents of the bill have argued that providing blanket subsidies for college admission, without stipulation that the education received would be put toward bolstering America’s knowledge-based economy—through, say, the study of science or engineering—is a waste of money. To them, the ultimate $5.8 billion price tag for this bill...
...field, though, their humanity all too often pokes through. We know - how could we not in these days of blanket coverage? - that even the greatest stars have faults. Warne epitomizes this sad fact better than most. His off-field antics sometimes seem lifted from a soap opera script: fined for giving a bookmaker information about "weather conditions"; suspended for using a banned drug that can mask steroid use; divorced after a series of lurid extramarital affairs. Little wonder that Warne's early teammates nicknamed him Hollywood. He is, noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck recently, "an unusual blend of immaturity...
...Listing the bears as threatened could help a lot. The Endangered Species Act is a powerful one, throwing a big blanket of protection around any animal that comes under its care. Strict limits are put on damage that can be done to the species' habitat and the harm that individuals, including hunters, can do to any member of the protected group. Most powerful is the consultation clause, a provision of the law that requires the federal government to determine the impact of any actions it takes that might harm a protected species and modify its behavior accordingly...
...Yale Sucks!” pants you special ordered and then forgot about, so planning ahead can really help. In order of importance, here are some things that will help any Crimson fan make the most of the weekend:1. A coat or blanket. You may laugh now, but when you’re doing shots of some unidentified alcohol just to stay warm because you’re frozen to a stadium seat, you’ll wish you had thought to wear something under that hilariously snide tee shirt. Weather.com says it’s going...