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...Analysts may admit to a frightening February unemployment rate, but most either believe that the economy is going to get better or don't want to say in public what they think. While it is comforting to claim that the February numbers will be a high-water mark for employment erosion, that may not be the case. The joblessness rate could thunder higher between now and the year...
...year clock has started ticking, and $21.5 billion from Obama’s stimulus package must be spent on research and development before September 2010. The University, hoping to claim its share of the federal funds, is scrambling to prepare preliminary proposals as it awaits further Congressional guidance. University administrators have asked faculty to submit grant proposals so that once federal agencies give the green light on funding, researchers will be prepared to move ahead with projects. While Harvard researchers anxiously await further guidance from federal grant-giving agencies, central administration officials are working with faculty across the science schools...
...believes that thinking about sports quantitatively simply adds a new perspective.“It’s really just people who love the game like everyone else but are trying to add a factor in there to add an edge,” he says.And to those who claim that focusing so intently on statistical analysis detracts from the more lyrical aspects of athletics, Harvard Professor of Statistics and Faculty Advisor to HSAC Carl Morris provides a response.“I feel that a lot of people feel passion about sports because of the statistics...
...well, this time with freshman Matthew McLean and sophomore Jamie Mannion. The Crimson swimmers touched the wall in 6:45.49, earning a third place score for their team. In the individual events, sophomore Evan Schindewolf led Harvard’s biggest offensive effort for the three-day contest, claiming the number two spot in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:50.88. Schindewolf was followed by senior Dan Jones in fourth, freshman David Lynch in fifth, junior Rob Lynch in sixth, and freshman Niall Janney in eighth. Schindewolf also placed second in the 400 yard IM, followed this...
...made by a woman in consultation with her doctor, her family and her clergy. While my beliefs teach me that abortion is morally unacceptable, as a public official, I have worked hard to ensure that abortions are rare, safe and within the bounds of the law." Responding to the claim, made by a conservative religious group, that she is "the most rabidly pro-abortion governor in the country." Washington Post...