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With help from the Japanese, the Maldivian government has shored up Malé's perimeters with sea walls and breakwaters (at a cost of $60 million, about 10% of the nation's gross domestic product in 2002). It has also taken steps to protect the living coral breakwaters that shield the rest of the island chain. Among other things, it has banned the mining of coral stone that for centuries has been used by villagers to construct mosques and houses. But what the government can't control is the temperature of the surrounding ocean--and that does not bode well...
Personal income tax brackets are also adjusted for inflation. They will go up 3.7% next year, thus taxing more income at lower rates. The personal exemption will rise from $1,040 to $1,080. The federal income tax for a one-earner couple with two dependents and an adjusted gross income of $33,437 will be $3,501 for 1985 but $3,420 for 1986. STOCK MARKET Amex Puts Out Its Fire...
According to data released in January by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71, A-range grades climbed half a percentage point to 48.3 percent last year from 47.8 percent the previous year. A-range grades represented 46.8 percent in 2001-2002, and 48.7 percent in 2000-2001, the year that prompted the investigation of grade inflation...
...wood and screw some hardware to it and kids in their garages in Peoria, Illinois could learn to play the guitar. And the effect? Today, so many people play the guitar, the bass, the keyboards, and so many people rightly call their instrument(s) their passion, it is a gross under-representation to say that there are too many talented people out there. It’s too easy to tell these poor souls to “get a real band.” I’m imploring you, and those like you who cringe at the sight...
...They are my representatives in the Houses, and have a profound influence on the lives of students. I want to be able to select the best people, from a wide range of backgrounds,” Gross wrote...