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During the current recession corporate law firms—like a majority of other industries—have pared down their operations after transactional assignments in investment banking and trading evaporated in the heat of the downturn...
Another high-major prospect, Majok Majok was unable to be reached for comment, but multiple sources believe his current favorite is Harvard. The rugged 230-lb power forward grades at an 86 according to ESPN. He places a high value on academics, because “we’ll all someday have to take off our jerseys and go into the work force,” he said via text...
What does this mean for our current health system? Some would call for the stop of such underperforming treatments, and this is not so unreasonable. Consider the complications that can result from surgery, and the antibiotic resistance that can develop from an improperly administered regimen—especially if the antibiotics aren’t doing anything a sugar pill couldn’t do. Doctors perform over 600,000 back surgeries a year to the tune of $20 billion. Surely some of the savings from eliminating back surgeries alone could go a long way toward funding health-care reform...
Duncan also noted that the current system of summer vacations of interminable duration is a vestige of another era. “Our school calendar is based upon the agrarian economy, and not too many of our kids are working the fields today,” Duncan said...
...would make a great deal of sense, therefore, to jettison the current system and transition to one in which students’ vacation time is spread out over the year at more balanced intervals, as some schools have already pioneered...