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...Consumer Price Index fell 0.2% in July and was down about 2% this past year. That's not inflation; that's the opposite. And while the economy seems to be recovering, it is still slow going. Unemployment continues to climb. Inflation, however, typically occurs when the economy is hot - the result of too many buyers for too few goods. Many think it will be months or years before the economy gains that much steam again. "Our prediction is that core inflation will not pick up until 2011," says Adam...
...them to turn around in, cram hens into tiny cages that cause their muscles and bones to waste away from lack of use, and kill chickens using a method that guarantees that every year millions of birds will still be conscious when they are immersed in the scalding-hot water of defeathering tanks. Every year, billions of chickens have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and PETA investigations have proved repeatedly that sadistic abuse on the part of workers is the norm, not the exception...
...tally of two goals and three assists in the Crimson’s first two matches—both wins—was sure to please the striker as well as his teammates and coach.“He’s gotten off to a hot start, and that’s what our team needs right now to get wins,” co-captain Brian Grimm said.“Andre is a notoriously slow starter, so to get him on the board early is fantastic,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said...
...beating the heat became fashionable in the early to mid-20th century, says Charlie Scheips, author of American Fashion. "All the magazines and tastemakers were centered in big cities, usually in northern climates that had seasons," he notes. In the hot summer months, white clothing kept New York fashion editors cool. But facing, say, heavy fall rain, they might not have been inclined to risk sullying white ensembles with mud - and that sensibility was reflected in the glossy pages of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, which set the tone for the country...
...will resolve quickly, Harvard will invest in some bonds created from bundled life-insurance policies, and these impecunious days will fade into a distant memory. For now, the sweet aroma of pig fat draws me to the dining hall—thankfully, Harvard has enough sense to keep serving hot breakfasts on the weekends. But that just makes Mondays that much worse...