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...state's name.) The researchers developed an equation that gave the most popular name of the period, Michael, a score of 100. The name David got a 50. Ernest, Preston, Tyrell, Kareem, Malcolm, Alec were each given a 1. Kalist and Lee theorized that the boys with the lower-scoring names might commit more delinquent acts...
Sources: Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. *The "Fleet m.p.g." above reflects conditions produced in a lab. Actual on-road fuel efficiency is lower--24.1 m.p.g. for cars and 18.1 m.p.g. for trucks...
This message of hope is something many among India's lower middle class seem to have taken to heart. "The film only shows what is real," says Rakesh Nair, a driver in New Delhi. "It's those who are making lots of money who are cribbing about the film showing the dark side of India. Those left behind are loving it because they can empathize with the film's hero...
...Tehran, an effort that has brought down the birthrate per female, from six children to two, with the full support of religious leaders. They at first urged Iranians to boost the ranks of the "soldiers of Islam" but then promoted contraception to stop the alarming growth in population. The lower birthrate is critical to a nation like Iran as its economy evolves. About 7,000 women went door-to-door in Tehran and talked to mothers about the benefits of smaller families, informed them of the different types of birth control and handed out condoms and pills. "I must give...
...group of alumni who in 2003 led a successful charge to reduce what it termed “excessive” multi-million compensation for Harvard’s money managers has renewed its push for lower pay in light of Harvard’s plummeting endowment value...