Word: core
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...interest rates tend to dampen all three of those barometers of economic strength. So if they are already dampened, the thinking goes, the Fed won't raise rates. But, in the same speech, Bernanke came out swinging against inflation, saying that the Fed would be "vigilant" and that the core inflation rates of 3.2 percent over the past three months and 2.8 percent over the past six were "unwelcome developments." Those levels, Bernanke said, were at or above the high end of what he'd consider good for price stability and long-run growth. Translation: in order to control inflation...
...first thing that startled me about the MacBooks were not their glossy white or matte black finishes, nor the fact that they had Intel dual-core processors rather than lower-powered single-core ones. I had expected all that. What surprised me was the price: they start at $1,099, even lower if you are a student...
...early ’40s, and in the propaganda pamphlets of the Soviet Union.”Walt and Mearshimer explicitly reject anti-Semitism, emphasizing that the lobby is not all Jewish nor are all Jews part of the lobby. Their article claims, though, that “the core of the Lobby is comprised of American Jews who make a significant effort in their daily lives to bend U.S. foreign policy so that it advances Israel’s interests.”Their thesis was enthusiastically adopted by some embarrassing—and unwelcome—allies.One white...
...members and the pressing need for change, this year should have been one of thoughtful deliberation and official legislation. But this decisive stage of the curricular review depended on the Faculty’s initiative and leadership, and, regrettably, the Faculty failed to provide either.Most discouragingly, the antiquated Core Curriculum still survives amid universal disapproval, even though the HCCR’s Committee on General Education (CGE) has produced a group of exciting alternatives to replace the failed system. Professors and students alike have long recognized that the Core suffers from an arbitrary pedagogical philosophy and a needlessly restrictive...
...forged with members of Local 26 over the years. We value all of our service employees and the daily contributions they make to the University’s operational and academic excellence. We consider these employees to be the backbone of the University and absolutely essential to our core mission. Mary Ann O’Brien is the communications director for the University’s Office of Human Resources. For more information, visit www.serviceemployees.harvard.edu...