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...time, donating her eggs to an infertile couple seemed like the perfect solution for Marilyn Drake's money troubles. A single donation helped her finance her divorce. Then she did it four more times over the course of two years, as she struggled to raise two children...
...years ago, or even five months ago. Recently, the 40+ crowd has begun to invade Facebook, previously the domain of young adults, with the eagerness and awe of a baby-boomer learning to use the DVR for the first time. In their wake, they leave behind wall posts endearingly perfect in their grammatical construction and signatures with their full name (just in case you missed it next to their photo thumbnail...
...billion. She estimated that within a few fiscal years, this amount would rise to approximately $3.5 billion. The Massachusetts state budget, according to the speakers, is very reliant on capital gains tax revenue, which has decreased due to the recession. “It’s a perfect storm. We have a loss of tax revenue, and an increased need for spending,” Kirwan said. Both speakers noted that raising taxes is not the answer to the budgetary concerns, despite the increasing gap between tax revenues and spending. The Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance recently released reports...
...Last year I was passive, waiting for the perfect pitch to hit,” he says. “This year, I’m trying to really go after pitches when I feel I can drive the ball.” Combine this new aggressiveness with more at-bats and a countless number of hours spent in the batting cages, and you get a whole new threat in the middle of the Crimson lineup...
...small things matter the most. In early March, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handed her Russian counterpart a "reset" button intended to symbolize the U.S. desire to "reset our relationship." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov looked at the gift and smiled. "You got it wrong," he said in perfect English. On the button was "peregruzka," which means overcharge or overload. Oops. Just days earlier, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had visited the White House bearing rarefied gifts: a first-edition biography of Winston Churchill and a penholder carved from the timbers of the H.M.S. Gannet. Obama responded by giving Brown...