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Could the information economy help narrow the gap between the rich and the poor? That's the implication of a sweeping new study appearing in the journal Science. The research corrals data from 21 populations - from the pre-Industrial merchants of East Anglia to the Ache foragers of present-day Paraguay - in order to look at how wealth gets trapped within certain families...
...student said that he felt the only reason he got hired by Goldman Sachs was because he was working Dorm Crew,” he says. “They expressed amazement at his work—and this student was only working Dorm Crew to help his roommate, a captain, who was short on staff...
Robin Mount, director of the Office of Career Services, says that she believes having Dorm Crew on a resume might prove advantageous for certain professions. Library jobs, for example, might help students land a research position, while Dorm Crew might help with more hands on occupations—like medicine or banking, she says...
...losses, but it benefits from its gains as well. Struggles in Cambridge are also being felt nationwide—Harvard was not the only major employer and investor to suffer in this crisis. Higher risk investments often yield high returns and enlarge the endowment, and such gains will help the community emerge from the doldrums. If anything, this situation reinforces the folly of long-time demands by advocates such as Senator Charles E. Grassley, who until the crisis demanded higher spending from Harvard’s endowment. For many, Harvard was being too conservative even in the boom years...
...know anyone under the name of the C.I.A. I have never received any money from any organization. I help, definitely. I help other Americans wherever I can. This is my duty as an Afghan." - Denying his paid involvement with the C.I.A (New York Times...