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...ECONOMY 63,000 Net number of U.S. jobs lost in February, the biggest decline in four years, after economists predicted a gain of 25,000 $200 billion Amount the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to inject into the banking system, prompting a March 11 market rally that saw the Dow Jones industrial average surge 417 points - its biggest one-day gain in five years...
...number of U.S. jobs lost in February, the biggest decline in four years, after economists predicted a gain of 25,000 jobs...
...higher on scales of agreeableness.) Oswald chalks up the midlife dip in happiness shown in his study to people "letting go of impossible aspirations" - first, there's the pain of fading youth and the realization that we may never accomplish all that we had dreamed, then the contentment we gain later in life through acceptance and self-awareness. "When you're young you can't do that," Oswald says...
...varying degrees of effectiveness. In the dark of a Harvard classroom, where students view artwork on two-dimensional slides, perhaps no one would have distinguished the monkey amidst the other figures. But when students venture out into the world and experience art in its original form, they often gain entirely new perspectives.LIKE SHAKESPEARE FROM CLIFF NOTESIn the past, students in HAA graduate seminars, like Schlozman’s, have traveled abroad extensively, with excursions ranging from Belgium to Austria. Through these crucial research opportunities, students are able to interact with works of art that they may have previously encountered only...
Additionally, a truly open election would be bad for Egypt as a nation. If Gamal Mubarak is not brought into office by the forces of political nepotism, the Muslim Brotherhood may gain enough support to win the election, as citizens might be driven to vote for the Brotherhood as a simple reaction to the Mubaraks’ perceived dynasty. In reality, however, a reactionary vote, much like the Palestinian’s vote for Hamas last year, would be supporting a radical Islamic regime—a decision they may later regret. In this case, voting for the alternative?...