Word: reflective
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...compassion been so galvanized. At one point, Britons were donating nearly $14,000 a minute to the main tsunami relief fund. The wave slammed into Asian and east African shores, but the whole world seemed to absorb some of its impact, some of its grief. Today we can reflect upon what our overwhelming response five years ago means as we face other global emergencies: that out of nature's darkest hour can come one of humanity's finest...
...perceived fickleness of monthly economic indicators - and the diminished status of the unemployment rate as a statistic. Once the indispensable, largely unquestioned measure of the state of the job market, it is now treated with suspicion and disdain. With good reason, because the unemployment rate fails to accurately reflect just how bad things are out there. (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...
HCL’s recent energy-saving, cost-cutting initiatives reflect the University’s current budgetary concerns. Last month, the Task Force on University Libraries released a report, suggesting the possibility of closing some of Harvard’s 73 libraries and reevaluating the University’s ambitious collection strategy, in order to address budgetary pressures...
Prior efforts have included the adjustment of library air-conditioning systems to reflect operating hours—a change that cost a little less than $5,000, but one that has been estimated to save more than $40,000 in annual energy costs, according to the press release...
...historical precedent, too. In the late 1970s, the university, facing budget cuts and an oil crisis, stripped students of their dietary rights. But even then, it did so with a few basic provisions to ensur the health, safety, and satisfaction of its students. The administration lowered board costs to reflect the change, and still served hot breakfast during exam period so that students trudging Yardward to take exams under the threat of “incommunicado” imprisonment would at least have warm, wholesome sustenance in their bellies. We remain cold in our early (in fact, 15 minutes earlier...