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...says 13% of teenagers aged 16 to 19 already show signs of noise-induced hearing loss. The inner ear contains small hair cells that vibrate against an inner membrane, generating an electrical signal that the brain interprets as sound, Levey explains. When bombarded by loud volumes over an extended period of time, these hair cells die off. The result is hearing loss, and potentially an array of other nasty consequences. A study conducted by Levey and Dr. Brian Fligor of Harvard University, which is nearing completion, suggests teens with hearing loss are at risk for reduced vocabularies, reading and math...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How High Can I Crank My iPod's Volume? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...more dollars," says Credit Suisse's Desbarres. According to Citigroup, China's foreign reserves ($2.13 trillion as of June, including forward currency contracts) have increased 11.9% since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September, 2008. Hong Kong's foreign reserves have shot up by nearly 40% over the same period. Economists point out that this new pile-up of dollars will do little to reerse a dangerous pattern of global savings and spending, wherein Asians control much of the world's cash and allow Americnas to recklessly spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Loves the Weak Dollar? Currency Traders | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...hard to imagine how this will be enforced, although the handbook says that "actions will be properly documented and subject to residential judicial consequences. Any flagrant violation [...] will result in immediate loss of guest privileges for a specified time period...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu | Title: And You Thought Harvard Was Puritan... | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

Administrators and experts at the Law School have hinted at the possibility of pushing back the start date of the fall recruiting season. But starting this spring, the Law School will host a second recruitment period for “firms whose hiring outlooks have changed,” in anticipation of an economic recovery...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tough Times For Harvard Lawyers | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

Jason C. Murray, a second-year student at the Law School flew from Cambridge to Washington, DC two weeks ago for what is commonly referred to as “fly out week,” an intense week long, class-free period of job interviews and elbow rubbing with potential employers...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tough Times For Harvard Lawyers | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

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