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...leave again for those 7 1?2 years. The breakup sucked, the more so because it was no one's fault. Our relationship had begun to suffer the inanition of many marriages at seven years. (The seven-year itch isn't a myth; the U.S. Census Bureau says the median duration of first marriages that end in divorce is 7.9 years.) Michael and I loved each other, but slowly--almost imperceptibly at first--we began to realize we were no longer in love. We were intimate but no longer passionate; we had cats but no kids...
...recently as a few decades ago, it was possible for a median-income American family to live comfortably and securely—but no longer. Today the middle class is rapidly becoming the underclass; working Americans’ incomes are stagnating just as food and fuel prices are soaring. Already millions of people are working two or three jobs, yet are still being forced to choose between feeding their families or heating their homes. (And heaven help you if you need prescription medicine or emergency care.) Is it any wonder that we have a foreclosure crisis? Is it any wonder...
...flat screen televisions to paying tuition, that may only be reflected in the total height of the mountain of loans their child accrues—something Harvard should try to prevent at all cost. And there are many “legitimate” reasons why people with a median upper-middle class income might not have liquid assets, including reoccurring medical bills or a large number of dependents. Does that make a family not worthy of financial aid? It is not like Harvard financial aid is operating on a zero-sum basis—more financial...
Peyerl decided to get out after two years and started consulting for Boston Strategic Partners. The job pays over 3.5 times more than his old salary, and much better than the median salary for postdoctoral researchers, which was $38,000 a year in 2005, according to Sigma Xi, an international scientific research society...
...power in his own hands, shutting down political opposition and some media outlets. Polls prior to the referendum hinted that a slight majority opposed the constitutional amendment. “Essentially he tried to bite off more than he could chew, and went too far away from the Venezuelan median voter in asking for what is essentially the elimination of any checks and balances on his power,” Hausmann said. Government professor Steven R. Levitsky said the proposed amendments alienated core Chavistas, such as Raúl Baduel, one of Chavez’s closest military allies who recently...