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...engineering, the number of degrees awarded to women also grew at a faster rate than the number awarded to men. But the most drastic difference between the genders was in the humanities: awards to women in these fields grew by 7 percent since 2003, while awards to men remained flat. Jaquelina C. Falkenheim, a co-author of the report, said in an interview yesterday that the “numbers for women have been going up—this is a new time trend that should be watched.” At Harvard, the picture is more mixed. Asian women...
...Though the passages were, for the most part, cleanly executed, the performance lacked a malleable dynamism. The overall shape of the piece was relatively flat, and there was an audible uncertainty that suggested too much hesitation. The orchestra ran into recurring problems with the ensemble, as the individual instrumental voices did not pull back in unison for several ritardandos...
...global economy in the wake of the ongoing U.S. housing bust and subsequent credit crunch is accelerating at a frightening pace. In the U.S., nothing captures the concussive force of the downturn better than the Consumer Price Index released Wednesday, which showed prices falling 1% in October after being flat in September. Suddenly, the prospect of outright deflation in the U.S. - and all the risks that entails - is a clear and present danger. "With the unemployment lines growing ever longer, there is a genuine risk that the U.S. economy could fall into a corrosive deflationary phase," says Sheryl King, senior...
...move by this city of 210,000 along the Cape Fear River. In a time of long deployments, the city is stepping up to take care of the families left behind. It boasts, for starters, an "Army's Army" of 900 civilian volunteers who help families with everything from flat tires to job placement. Sergeant Daniel Gobbel, who recently moved here from Fort Bliss, Texas, with his wife and daughters, says he appreciates the support the troops decals in storefronts and the way people thank him on the street. He doesn't get that everywhere. "I don't expect...
Grippa Slip Pens Flat pens! They're kind of flimsy and feel disposable, but I think they're meant to be. The Grippa Slip Pens work fairly well, and their bookmark design fits great into planners, datebooks and checkbooks - if you use any of these things anymore. In any case, these pens are nice to stash in random places just for those times you might wind up needing them. Price: $2; cheaper when purchased in bulk...