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...create jobs - especially spending on biomedical research or education about STDs or any other programs that sound vaguely liberal and exotic. But biomedical research jobs are real jobs. So are jobs beautifying the Mall and warning teenagers about herpes. So are jobs building and engineering rail lines for Amtrak, regardless of the company's current profitability. Granted, some spending proposals would work faster and better than others. But it's telling that House minority leader John Boehner keeps ridiculing programs to weatherize low-income homes - which would create jobs in a hurry, save poor people money in the long term...
...California woman, apparently a single mother who already has six young children, including a set of twins, got pregnant is the subject of rampant speculation. But regardless of whether the octuplets are the result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or fertility drugs - the latter has historically been available on the cheap in Mexico - there is little doubt that from a medical and ethical perspective, something went very wrong. And fertility specialists now find themselves on the defensive, trying to fend off the perception that theirs is an undisciplined, irresponsible profession. (See five truths about health care in America...
...BGLT pride to dinner Wednesday night. “Whatever the facts and the final resolution of the case, it is important to show that Lowell is open and welcoming to gay, lesbian, bi or trans staff, just as we are the home to all Lowell students and tutors regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity,” Alexander wrote in an e-mailed statement. —Staff writer Danielle Kolin can be reached at dkolin@fas.harvard.edu...
Moving the organizational mountain in a radically different, horizontal direction is not easy, regardless of benefit. Fear of change and widespread initiative fatigue make the status quo very seductive. When Paul Michaels became president of Mars Inc. in 2004, he knew that the company needed to achieve far greater growth and financial return. But he faced internal organizational challenges every bit as daunting as those he faced in the marketplace. The top team at Mars was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success...
...with injuries, Harvard will try to make up for size with intensity and speed. “With both teams, we want to be very aggressive on defense,” Pusar said. “We want to make both teams feel uncomfortable handling and dribbling the ball. Regardless of any size advantage, we’ll be able to force turnovers.”Though it may still be early in conference play, the Crimson feels that it must win this weekend in order to contend for its first-ever Ivy League championship.“We really...