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...debate over which direction a stimulus package should go is a debate over perfection. Everyone involved has a strong idea of which measures are flawed and which will work.These are randomly colliding like pin-balls now and there is not enough incentive to take a course, steer by it, and hope that it will be close to the right decision...
...retailers may have to pin their hopes on the week after Christmas, when shoppers typically return gifts, redeem gift cards and look for post-holiday discounts. Lots of leftover product in stores and even deeper discounts, analysts say, could provide a year-end boost. Still, it will not be enough to save a bleak 2008 for most retailers. "For many stores, there is no first, second, or third quarter - 25 to 30% of their volume comes from the back-end of the year," says NPD's Cohen. "There is no second chance. You wait the whole year for the holiday...
...Born April 22, 1923, in Nashville, to a strictly Christian family, the future pin-up queen was more like a prom queen. Sunny and popular, Bettie May Page was a member of the high school debating team, appeared in theatricals and co-edited the literary magazine. Her grades (second highest average in the class) earned her salutatorian status on graduation day. She married Billy Neal, a good-looking football player from another school; she attended and graduated from George Peabody Teachers College, then headed for Hollywood, where in 1945 she landed a screen test at 20th Century...
...have 20/20 vision. 4. Shoulder strap bag On a college campus you will be judged by the means with which you lug your books from class to class. Totes are for preps and backpacks are for conformists; go with the sidestrap. Bonus points if you attach a pin that says “The sky is falling,” or something similarly melancholic. 3. Vintage t-shit, skinny jeans, and converses The staple outfit for any artsy student, these items can be purchased from a number of chain stores including American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, and H&M. Make sure...
...which was already in a “pause” period as of April—guidelines for assessing research priorities and other academic costs at a departmental level are still unavailable, making the implications of the financial crisis difficult to understand for departmental leaders trying to pin down what will need...