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...economic downturn and record-high gas prices have been a boon to public transit. Americans took 10.7 billion trips last year on the nation's trains, buses and subways--the highest level of ridership in 52 years, according to the American Public Transportation Association. But while the rate stayed high even as gas prices dropped, rising unemployment could mean fewer commuters...
...Some people have been nominated 38 times and not won. Some composers 10 times, 11 times. I have been really lucky to have been nominated [in three categories] in the same year and then got two of those. It's really amazing. To beat this record musically? I would love to but [it's more important] to get the spirit back in writing music...
...affair.SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TEAM RACEMost of the regulars from Harvard’s co-ed squad finished ninth out of 18 teams at the Southern New England Team Race. Despite the rather mediocre finish, the Crimson’s weekend began well, with a 6-2 record on Saturday in the first round robin of the regatta. Harvard found itself tied with its counterparts from Boston College with the best record in their group after Day 1.This Saturday success placed the Crimson into Sunday’s top fleet, where the team struggled to a 2-7 record...
...thanks!” Pepper’s 840 followers also saw the tweet.But the communication between CEO and customer is not always about resolving ill will. When one Boloco fanatic tweeted about “annihilating my previous ‘# of burritos in a week’ record,” Pepper invited him to message him for free burritos to continue his winning streak.“I don’t look at it like marketing. I look at it as dialogue,” he said. “It’s sort...
...right time to keep one’s mind open to unconsidered academic and job possibilities. While not having one’s life plotted out can be terrifying, given economic conditions—663,000 more jobs were cut last month, bringing the jobless rate to a record 8.5 percent—the danger may lie not in planning too little, but too much. According to U.S. Department of Labor estimates, the average American changes careers three to five times in his lifetime, making flexibility imperative. Perhaps it’s time for Harvard students to embrace the terror...