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...goes clear out the door? I really can't blame them. Businesses are struggling, and insurance is a big problem." That's when she can manage a face-to-face encounter at all. Many employers take only online applications nowadays, a fact that discounts her charm while highlighting her lack of education. "You can't go in and sell yourself anymore," she lamented. "You just send your résumé into cyberspace and hope that it works...
...remains low. Describing a vicious cycle of risk aversion, former Fed chief and current Obama adviser Paul Volcker told Congress's joint economic committee on Thursday that "an insecure bank faced with what it sees as insecure borrowers is not a very eager lender. It's a problem of lack of good borrowers, confident borrowers, as well as weak banks and worried bankers." Testifying before the House Committee on Financial Services, James K. Galbraith, an economist at the University of Texas at Austin, was more blunt about the government's capital infusions: "Stuffing the banks with money will not change...
...lack of tourists that has Paris' city fathers concerned about the future. There will always be recessions, and tourists will always visit Paris, as long as there's a Louvre and an Eiffel Tower and that wondrous food. They have gone there for centuries, and tourism is the single most important industry in the metropolis of over 10 million. It generates more than $10 billion annually and accounts for nearly 150,000 jobs--or 12% of the city's employment. Paris is most frequently credited as the world's tourism capital, with nearly 35 million visitors in 2008 (compared with...
...kills to jump out to a 19-13 lead. With recently-departed freshman hitter Nicola Ivica watching his former team from the stands, the Crimson made Rivier’s job look too easy, as it was unable to establish its offensive game. Making matters worse, the team also lacked a solid defense that could have made up for its offensive woes. Harvard filled Ivica’s void by committee, relying on freshman Dan Shreff, senior Jeff Nathan, and sophomore Shaun Mansour to step up. Despite improving performances by the three players, it was difficult for the team...
...This is so symptomatic of the problem,” she said, referring to an annual mental health survey run by UHS that shows that a key reason Harvard students give for not seeking counseling is a lack of time...