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...schools that had been shuttered. Yet such appeals to the wealthy have been blunted by the economic downturn, which has pointed up the problem with depending on the kindness of others. "What's keeping a lot of schools in the inner city going is philanthropy from other people," says Karen Ristau, president of the National Catholic Education Association. "But it's difficult, because if you have to continuously raise millions of dollars every year, the sustainability of your school is always in jeopardy." (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...Safety would send a credential called a "certificate registration number" and then help the registrant find a job. But the credential was bogus and there were no jobs. "When the economy is down, scammers take advantage of people who are anxious about their financial position," says FTC attorney Karen Hobbs. A growing area of concern: unemployment-insurance scams. (Make a note now that you should never have to pay anybody money to collect unemployment benefits...
...What we were told was thesis writers who filed by the October deadline would get to stay,” said Karen Kaletka, the coordinator for undergraduate studies for the government department...
...Herrell’s clientele extends far beyond the Harvard community. “It’s ridiculous,” said one patron who is known to staff as “Karen the Milkshake Lady” and has been coming to Herrell’s everyday since 1985. “This is a Harvard Square icon...
...believe Christmas cards are significant, right? Yes. One of the earliest studies that Karen did was about Christmas cards. Who sends them? Why do they send them? She did a study showing that we send cards mostly to our consequential strangers - the service providers, the plumber, people we know from church or school or other venues, where you don't really know them that well, but you appreciate them. Or people you'd like to get to know better. So in a way, looking at your Christmas-card list, you can see beyond the intimate circle. Who you send Christmas...