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...what about that comfort zone of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps, plus the infrastructure currently funded by the federal government, including bridges, roads and particularly the interstate highways? One analysis by a researcher at the University of Vermont found that the state only gets 75 cents back for every dollar it hands over to the federal center. The secessionists say they'd prefer to save their money and keep it at home. "Not only would an independent Vermont survive," says Naylor, "It would thrive, because it would free up entrepreneurial forces heretofore held in abeyance...
...report found that university endowments declined an average of 18.7 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30, confirmation that Harvard has not been alone in suffering large endowment losses—though the average university’s losses have been significantly less severe...
...report also found that universities increased their use of “alternative strategies”—branching into private equity, real estate, and commodities—and held more cash and short-term securities in 2009 compared to 2008. The percentage of holdings invested in both domestic and international equities declined on average across universities...
Before undertaking their fowl-raising project, the Fastmans and Brasher had researched Cambridge ordinances, and they noted the absence of “chicken coop” on the list of permitted uses—along with items like doghouses and bird feeders that can be easily found in many backyards, Fastman said. Finding no documented regulations against having chickens and ducks as pets in a backyard when they researched the city ordinances, the trio proceeded to build the coop and keep the birds by what they understood to be legal means...
...Crimson has historically found its best following the exam period. Under coach Ted Donato ‘91, the Crimson is 35-8-8 in league games after the break...