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...Economics professor Robert J. Barro. Drawing upon the financial statistics of 251 previous stock-market crashes and 97 depressions, Barro wrote that “the odds are roughly one-in-five that the current recession will snowball into the macroeconomic decline of 10% or more that is the hallmark of a depression.” Barro also wrote that he was skeptical about the effectiveness of the current federal stimulus package. “I wish I could be confident that the array of U.S. policies already in place and those likely forthcoming will be helpful...
...victory in 2002 panicked Wall Street and the Brazilian élite. But instead of defaulting on Brazil's foreign debt or busting the budget, as they feared he would, Lula embraced one of the few positive legacies of Brazil's royalist roots: deliberate, negotiated consensus-building. It's a hallmark of Brazil's widely respected diplomatic corps - and it tempered Lula even when he was a metal-workers union boss in the 1970s. Unlike more radical Latin leftists, such as Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Lula "was always a negotiator," says union pal and former congressional Deputy Djalma...
...have tremendous opportunities.” said Arun Alagappan, the president of Advantage Testing and one of the principal financial sponsors of the program. “We’re trying to level the playing field by increasing opportunities.” Students will participate in the usual hallmark activities of LSAT test-prep services, including logic games and argumentation, but the program will also draw on the sizable resources of Harvard and NYU to bring in legal scholars and practitioners to address the students. Even though the program is closely associated with Harvard and NYU, with both schools...
...Alzheimer's, the hallmark plaques of the disease are known to target and clog the hippocampus and nearby regions first, which explains why the initial symptoms of the disease involve memory loss - and why early stage patients may have trouble remembering whether they ate breakfast that morning, but can still recognize friends from childhood. Though Berry does not yet have scientific evidence, she strongly believes that low-tech treatments like episodic photography can spark specific and targeted activity in the hippocampus, keeping it active for longer or even regenerating it - and perhaps allowing patients to hold on to new memories...
...University. New York City on Valentine’s Day proved to be slightly more appealing than the frigid slopes of Cornell. Call me a romantic, but I just can’t help but cherish NYC over a place that celebrates Agricultural Science majors.If you were concerned, the Hallmark-contrived holiday was far from lost for our traveling trio–dreamy happenings filled the day. We walked through a beautiful campus, watched a great show from front row seats and ate at a quaint restaurant in the city.Just for the record, we’re still just friends...