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...Well, I have one novella, but you know, short stories and short-short stories are what come naturally to me. And I think it has partly to do with the way you experience life, or a given day. I’m not big on cause and effect. It always seems contrived to me on the page. Well, not always, but often, at least when I do it. So I like moments. Something small shifted there and that’s interesting. I like moments that effect a change, that accumulate...

Author: By Jyotika Banga, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Amy Hempel | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...also said the effect of universities and hospitals on the unemployment rate in Cambridge and the surrounding area is greater than that of the retail industry...

Author: By Shan Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Sees Jobless Numbers Increase | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...haphazard exit from stimulus measures, with countries going their separate ways, could pose its own set of problems. In this era of globalization what one government does in one corner of the world can have a knock-off effect on economies in another corner. For example, countries that raise interest rates ahead of others could end up attracting money from foreign investors seeking a higher return, potentially draining funds away from economies that are still badly in need of investment. Or if too many governments turn off the stimulus tap too quickly, global demand could fall sharply. "An unruly rush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the World Agree on a Stimulus Exit Plan? | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, the U.S. government-sponsored trial (both the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the U.S. Army provided funding) involved about 16,400 Thai volunteers. Half were given six injections comprising two AIDS vaccines, neither of which had proved effective in previous studies; the other half of the study group was given a placebo. (Read "The Flip Side of Placebos: The Nocebo Effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The AIDS Vaccine: Modest Results, but a Sign of Hope | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...been justified, the only additional disciplinary measure merited by the case was to inform Christie of his school’s rules, since he has not shown any pattern of disobeying them once he understands them. In fact, sending Christie to reform school will likely achieve precisely the opposite effect desired, actually hindering his education by forcing him to miss 45 days of regular class instruction. Although violations of zero-tolerance policies should certainly be punished, the precise nature of the punishments applied needs to be discretionary to account for students’ intentions, personal situations, and, most importantly, educational...

Author: By Peter M. Bozzo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Protecting American Education | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

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