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...states with budgets still on track include Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia. Many of those states have economies tied to energy or agriculture - two sectors that held up better than most for longer but have been showing weakness this year as the price of commodities has plummeted. State finances tend to lag the national economy, so strength so far is no guarantee things will stay rosy. Of legislative fiscal officers surveyed, including one in Puerto Rico, 26 were pessimistic about the revenue outlook through next summer; last year at this time, none were...
...think we gain from an understanding of the artist’s life? NFW: The thing I hope I point out in my book is what a passionate enjoyer of visual beauty Le Corbusier was. He was the type of man who bemoaned the idea that people no longer walked up stairs two at a time. That was how he was, with such a zeal for life. That intensity is felt in his architecture, and his intoxication with beauty is his most important quality...
...Medical School researchers may have found a gene that can actually hold back the clock. If the quantity of a protein that regulates gene expression and fixes damaged cells is increased, genes may be less likely to deteriorate, according to the study. Cells that remain in better condition for longer age more slowly, theoretically allowing organisms to remain younger longer. “People may have an extended lifespan,” said Raul Mostoslavsky, a researcher at Harvard-affiliated Mass. General Hospital who worked on the study. The protein, produced by a longevity gene called SIRT1, is known...
...Northern strategy of gathering outside public buildings to which blacks were denied admittance, calling the cops, and thus creating a non-violent spectacle provided the essential format for Southern protests such as sit-ins. But Sugrue argues that the North fought just as long and hard, if not longer and harder, for full rights. After the Civil Rights movement gained some headway and anti-discrimation laws were passed, it was easier for the South to become integrated because it was actively reversing the law. Many communities in the North remained de facto segregated and many white-collar jobs continued...
...throes of passion on the stable floor, she sensed his mind wandering off. She had seen him watching for the post and had wondered if he were waiting for a letter from another lover. Oddly, the thought did not frighten her. She knew The Stable Boy was no longer enough for her. She was ready to move on.There was a strange clip-clop in the hallway.“Ah,” said Felicity. “It’s about time.”She sprang up and opened the door. There was a whiff...