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...complete with limitless possibilities. But, by neither allowing students to remain on campus nor facilitating any educational experiences during that month, the university will have signaled a sad surrender in its mission, and in doing so it will deal a significant blow to the anticipated benefits of our calendar shift...
...biggest debt-counseling outfits in the nation, has been a woman in her 30s with a yearly family income of $30,000 to $35,000 and a credit score around 550 (that's low). In the past two months, though, the people at CareOne have noticed a shift. It's still women who usually get stuck making the call, and the age range isn't dramatically different. But credit problems are rapidly moving up the income scale. More and more calls are coming from people with family incomes a bit above $50,000 and credit scores above...
...President's decision does much more than expand funding for stem-cell research. It heralds a shift in the government's view of science, ushering in an era in which it promises to defend science - and the pursuit of useful treatments - against ideology. "It is about ensuring that scientific data [are] never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology," Obama said in his opening statement...
...patient load because of the financial crisis. Some of the decrease resulted from a new policy that no longer allows emergency room diversions to Beth Israel from Mass. General and Brigham and Womens’ hospitals, Levy said. Levy added at the meeting that there has been a cultural shift in treatment as well, as workers insecure in their employment postpone taking time off for elective surgery out of the fear their job might not be there when they return. After his announcement Wednesday, Levy held three town meetings Friday to solicit input from staff about creative solutions to decrease...
...allegro section of the first movement. Some of the running notes in the woodwinds were swallowed in the playful dialogue of the virtuosic movement. But Levine successfully led the orchestra in a crowd-pleasing, toe-tapping performance of the symphony’s last movement.In a dramatic shift from triumphant fanfare to dark lyricism, the BSO began Mozart’s famous Symphony No. 40 in G minor. With a sense of mournful yearning, the strings stressed the beginnings of the motific two-note slurs in the opening melody. The first movement tended to drag, but Levine was able...