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...what about the baby-naming issue? Names fall in and out of vogue, and there are a lot that have probably been shelved for good - your Fidels, Benitos and Osamas, for example. But what about blameless names that are hard to get out but may be worth the effort? Eleutheria, after all, is a Greek name that means free. The bad news for kids whose parents couldn't keep it simple is that uncommon monikers do present problems - at least at first. "People may not necessarily be perceived as more dangerous," Song says. "But if all you know is their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Buy Xylitol? Why Some Names Scare Us | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...common complaint among students like Martel is that OCS can seem like a restaurant with a chef who is hard of hearing: no matter what you order, you get the same dish...

Author: By Wendy Y. X. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: As the Economy Takes a Fall, Career Diversity is On the Rise | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith’s December request for 10 to 15 percent reductions in department and center budgets for the fiscal year beginning in July. In a recent State of the Library meeting, HCL head administrator Nancy M. Cline said that it would be hard to slash budgets through large-scale cuts of either fixed costs or personnel and collections budgets. Instead, library administrators appear to be looking to encourage structural efficiency as a means of wringing savings from their ledgers. “A simple solution is not in front of appear...

Author: By Esther I. Yi and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faced with Budget Cuts, Harvard College Library Consolidates | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

Safety Net. JetBlue is working hard to burnish its rep. The airline says it will refund the full cost of tickets purchased between now and June 1 if you subsequently lose your job. Just let the airline know 14 days before you're due to travel that you'll be needing that money to pay the rent, rather than pina coladas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel on Sale: Tahiti and South America for a Song | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...recent global economic slowdown has put the brakes on Vietnam's decade of growth. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that Vietnam's GDP growth will slow to 5% this year from a high of 8.5% in 2007. Hit particularly hard has been the country's manufacturing sector, which helped lift millions out of poverty by providing relatively high-paying jobs. Declining orders from abroad have forced newly built factories to close, sending workers back to their villages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corruption Undermines Vietnam's Stimulus Program | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

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