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...first quarterly rise since 2003. And though most of Zapatero's term was marked by continued economic expansion - begun under his Popular Party predecessor, José María Aznar - up to one-quarter of GDP growth over the past seven years has been linked to housing starts. The resulting housing glut stemmed above all from overconfidence about tourism and speculation on second-home purchases. But José García-Montalvo, an economics professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University, says basic misconceptions about the rapidly changing Spanish family have exacerbated the problem. Gung-ho developers forged ahead with...
...little evidence that John McCain's surge represents a Republican repudiation of George W. Bush or any element of conservatism [Feb. 18]. He couldn't be more wrong. Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and James Dobson have spent the past decade telling us whom to vote for. The result has been the most base and incompetent Administration in the history of this country. And now these same gasbags are trying to tell us we're making a mistake in voting for McCain. Well, this is one Republican who has voted for him not only because I think he would...
...College seems to agree. As a result, the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning initiated a program that collaborates with PBHA and the Public Service Network in order to place students in area schools. Still, even with some training in pedagogy, students can be susceptible to some pitfalls...
...aging and death (it turns out your soul doesn't weigh 21 grams after all, and your hair and nails do not keep growing postmortem) and quotations ("After 30, a man wakes up sad every morning, excepting perhaps five or six, until the day of his death"--Emerson). The result is an edifying, wise, unclassifiable mixture of filial love and Oedipal rage. "I want him to live forever," Shields writes, "and I want him to die tomorrow...
...Oseroff said, “the eating clubs’ officers underwent CPR training, organized patrols of parties by sober members, and hired outside security services.” Jessica Baylan, a Princeton senior, said that many students feel that the administration’s new policies are a result of the March 2007 death of Gary DeVercelly, a student at Rider University, which is located five miles from Princeton. She added that some eating clubs have had legal troubles recently for underage drinking. But Oseroff said many students believe that the new rules might backfire because, as the university...