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...general, the projection for late 2010 and 2011, when much of the stimulus spending will have run out, is that the economy will continue to grow but at a rate slower than past recoveries. A recent poll of economists by the newsletter Blue Chip Economic Indicators found that on average, economists expect the economy to expand 2.7% in the fourth quarter of 2010. That's faster than the economy is growing today, but not what you would expect in good times. "The rule is that the deeper the recession, the more robust the rebound," says Blue Chip editor Randy Moore...
...government spending winds down, we should start getting stronger growth from other parts of the economy," says S&P's Wyss. "But our rate of growth is still probably going to slow because of the drop after the stimulus." And of course, there's that lingering anxiety over what happens if the stimulus ends and the economy is too weak to generate growth...
When implementing recent budget cut decisions, the administration has appeared somewhat closed to outside influence. Thankfully, there may be a remedy to this glaring problem. FAS has now launched an online Idea Bank inviting students, faculty members, and the community to submit their budget cut ideas and rate those of others. Administrators have already successfully halved the FAS deficit, bringing it down to a more manageable $110 million from the original figure of $220 million. Now they are asking the broader Harvard community to have a role in coming up with possible additional cuts...
...decision-making process when it announced its first round of cuts. The Idea Bank is a great opportunity to remedy this. The site makes it very easy for users to contribute, as it is well-designed and simple to use. Ideas can be posted anonymously, and viewers can then rate each idea on a 1-to-5 star scale. Users can even comment on posted ideas and offer their feedback...
...research station in Irrua, a small town in rural Nigeria, the fatality rate of the disease has been reduced from 70 percent to 15 percent by using effective drugs and advanced diagnosis techniques...