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...word Negro to describe a black person has largely fallen out of polite conversation - except on the U.S. Census questionnaire. There, under "What is this person's race?" is an option that reads, "Black, African Am., or Negro." That has raised the ire of certain black activists and politicians as the Census Bureau gears up to mail out its once-a-decade questionnaires. The controversy has been cast by many as an instance of a tone-deaf agency not keeping up with the times. In actuality, the flash point represents a much larger theme: the often contentious way the Census...
...mutual-fund managers out there." ETFs are also more liquid than mutual funds, because they can be bought, sold or shorted throughout the trading day, just like stocks. By contrast, mutual funds offer only a single price at the end of the trading day. (See TIME's Person of the Year 2009: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
Medically speaking, what is a near-death experience? A near-death experience has two components. The person has to be near death, which means physically compromised so severely that permanent death would occur if they did not improve: they're unconscious, or often clinically dead, with an absence of heartbeat and breathing. The second component [is that] at the time they're having a close brush with death, they have an experience. [It is] generally lucid [and] highly organized. (See "The Year in Health 2009: From...
...search of an escort to the Snow Ball. With credentials such as “a formidable stamp collection” and the inspiring goal of someday becoming a "football player doctor astronaut," it is quite obvious why girls may have been too intimidated to ask him in person...
...civic scene, joining Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's transition team last year and frequently challenging some of his top advisers to make deeper budget cuts. "She zeroed in on the finance piece as her baby, trying to get them to think through how to make immediate cuts," recalls a person familiar with the discussions, adding, "She's in your face...