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Opponents argue, with some success, that the efforts surrounding the World Cup will have long-term benefits for the poor. The tournament will create an estimated 415,000 jobs, and although there have been complaints, and even strikes, over low wages, it is undeniable that those jobs hold immeasurable value in a nation with unemployment hovering around 25 percent Although South Africa will experience short-term losses from the World Cup, it is not unreasonable to predict that the renovated airports, roads, and hotels will be a catalyst for growth into the future. Furthermore, the nearly $200 million spent...

Author: By Eric T. Justin | Title: In the Shadow of the World Cup | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...Solution: If it’s Kid Cudi, no worries. For most songs, repeating the last two words of a line will do, and throwing in a “what, what” every once  in a while can even make it seem like you know the song. Wale only has one song, so just learn it. As for Patrick Park, if you listen closely, half of his songs are actually just him softly weeping—don’t even bother...

Author: By Kylie S. Gleason and Kathryn C. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: FM's Guide to Yardfest Survival | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...Problem: Even this advice can’t make you appear to be a true...

Author: By Kylie S. Gleason and Kathryn C. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: FM's Guide to Yardfest Survival | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...board of education have gone nowhere. At one point, Lingle proposed $62 million to close the gap, but the union and board say that any solution will cost the state $92 million. The Democratic-controlled state legislature ends its 120-day session on April 29, but lawmakers fear that even if the funds are allotted, Lingle, a staunchly antiunion Republican, might refuse to release them. On Sunday, April 11, she called the protesters "misguided" and said they should be obtaining concessions from the teachers' union, not her. "This is a black eye on public education in Hawaii," says state representative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hawaii's Fight Over School Furloughs Heats Up | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...formalize a protracted process of painful accommodation regarding the Katyn crime. What happened in the forest 70 years ago was for many years a forbidden fact of life in Polish society. From the end of World War II to 1989, Poland was politically subservient to the Soviet Union. Even the closest relatives of those who perished at Katyn were not allowed to talk about it. People who claimed that their fathers or grandfathers had died on a certain date in 1940 were often viewed with suspicion; it was thought that they might be aware of who the killers really were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Poland's Tragedy, Hope for Better Ties with Russia | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

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