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...charismatic Italian immigrant who, in 1919 and 1920, coaxed thousands of people into shelling out millions of dollars - including a staggering $1 million in a single three-hour period - to buy postage stamps using international reply coupons. This strategy, Ponzi promised, enabled one to purchase postage at European currencies' lower fixed rates before redeeming them in U.S dollars at higher values. "For instance," Zuckoff explained in a Dec. 15 article for FORTUNE, "a person could buy 66 International Reply Coupons in Rome for the equivalent of $1. Those same 66 coupons would cost $3.30 in Boston," where Ponzi was based...
...percentage of lower-income students in the freshman class has held steady for the past few years at “just below about a quarter of the class” after rising when increases in financial aid were announced a few years ago. Currently, about 60 percent of the freshman class receives need-based financial assistance...
...overdosing also diminishes because when presented with an almost unlimited amount of heroin per day—up to 300 milligrams, three times a day—addicts quickly realize that a maximum dose does not necessarily result in the same ‘flash’ that a lower dose does, and thus, decrease their heroin intake voluntarily...
...Suggestions that the game industry may be unable to continue strong sales have so far proven to be false alarms. Sales were lower this September relative to 2007, but the trend disappears if you take the blockbuster Halo 3 out of the equation. Electronic Arts plans to cut jobs after failing to meet profit projections, but the company is in transition to a new strategy of focusing on innovation and making fewer, higher-quality games rather than the yearly editions of sports games and Sims expansion packs that have been its bread and butter. There are signs that stores...
...outlet for students who would rather not talk to medical professionals. “Sometimes it’s difficult for people to talk about these sensitive issues in the context of the healthcare system,” Lopez said. “A peer counseling system helps lower these barriers.” Throughout the presentation, the counselors stressed the importance of open communication with a partner. “Sometimes it can be intimidating to talk about serious things with your partner,” Lescroart said. The handful of students who attended said they found the presentation...