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Also in the Square, the Grolier Poetry Book Shop on Plympton Street first opened in 1927 and quickly became a favorite of poets like E. E. Cummings, Class of 1915, and T. S. Eliot, Class of 1909. It remains one of only two not-for-profit bookstores in the country. The Globe Corner Bookstore at 90 Mt. Auburn St. specializes in travel, while Revolution Books at 1156 Mass. Ave. sells primarily Communist literature. And Schoenhof’s Foreign Books, at 76 Mt. Auburn St. #A, founded in 1856, has the largest selection of foreign language books in the country...

Author: By Ana P. Gantman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bookstores Galore | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...public high schools, 97 percent of middle schools, and 83 percent of elementary schools have either vending machines or snack bars that offer primarily unhealthy snacks. This is because many schools and large food and beverage producers, like Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have reached agreements by which both parties profit when schools sell a particular company’s brands. The health of our schoolchildren, however, is far too high a price to pay for increased school revenue. Just as it would be ludicrous for high schools to sell cigarettes during lunch, it is ridiculous that 83 percent of elementary...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Banning Bad Choices | 12/4/2007 | See Source »

...gifts, began yesterday when PBH staff placed collection boxes across campus at prime spots including Memorial Church and the Freshman Dean’s Office. The two-week drive will end on Dec. 14, when the boxes will be collected and sorted, and eventually distributed to various non-profit organizations around Boston. “This drive plays a huge role across different communities,” said Zandra I. Kambysellis, the department administrator of Phillips Brooks House who is leading the drive. Gifts, which will end up in the hands of infants, children, and teenagers can include everything from...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: PBHA Drives For Over 1,000 Toys | 12/4/2007 | See Source »

...risky - far riskier than the stock market. In the currency market, investing only a small amount of money can give the trader control over a far larger sum. That's because the fluctuation in the Forex is often so minimal that it would be difficult to see any real profit (or suffer significant loss) if trades were done in actual dollars. Brokers won't deal with you that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should You Bet Against the Dollar? | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...along international guidelines, much of the country's aid is tightly earmarked for specific projects or comes as physical goods instead of cash - fine for those projects, but a big constraint on how recipients can respond to emergencies and unplanned events. The U.S. scores high grades collaborating with non-profit organizations, and excellent grades promoting accountability - second only to the E.U. But it's bottom of the pack in implementing international humanitarian and human rights laws, having refused to ratify key international treaties. Survey responses - though generally more favorable to the U.S. than the hard-data indicators - also rank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Ranked Low in Humanitarian Aid | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

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