Word: hurtfulness
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...providing the earliest and strongest signal that the recession might ebb soon. One could even argue that rising stock prices brought optimism that has since begun to show up in real economic data, although if you think too hard about such feedback loops it will just make your head hurt. (See 10 things to buy during the recession...
...cases where there were available data on the type of activity that led to injury, researchers found the most common way adults hurt themselves - 50% of incidents - was while moving the computer or one of its components, defined by the researchers as anything from a mouse or keyboard to a scanner or piece of computer furniture. Children, on the other hand, got hurt most often by climbing on or playing near computer equipment. Injuries among small children accounted for a disproportionate number of all accidents, which most concerned the study's authors. "Children under age 5 had the highest overall...
...long as they keep their sexual orientation secret. The legislation means that a majority of the 535 members of Congress is going to have to vote to undo the ban - and that will have its political fallout. Obama is plainly taking his cue from the 1993 fiasco, which hurt Clinton's relationship with conservative members of Congress, both Democratic and Republican, and with many in uniform...
...bleak. All around the country, orchestras, opera houses, theater troupes and dance companies are cutting salaries, jobs and programs. A few have simply collapsed. The Hartford-based Connecticut Opera closed this year after 67 seasons. So did the 58-year-old Baltimore Opera Company. "Most organizations have been hurt," says Robert Lynch, president of the advocacy group Americans for the Arts. "But arts organizations aren't driven by profit. They're driven by mission. And they'll do anything to survive...
...that the brand would continue, despite this setback. "Since the acquisition of Christian Lacroix SNC, we have been committed to the brand and to its high-end development," Topiol said in a statement. "We will continue to do so, but the sharp downturn of the luxury market has significantly hurt our revenues...