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...that do so has tripled in the past five years, and some 1,300 campuses have now taken part in the survey at least once. But those that do participate tend to be small and independent colleges, which are likely to score better on NSSE if only because the size of their student body allows for more one-on-one attention than larger universities. Earlham is one of many NSSE participants that publish their results in pamphlets or on their websites...
...Vegas Strip by 2006. With 54% of GDP in 2007 coming from gaming, Macau has become somewhat of a one-trick pony that has neglected to develop other sectors. "The gaming industry has been growing at the expense of other industries," says Chan, who stresses that small- and medium-size businesses cannot match the high salaries offered by the casinos. The local government evidently agrees: In his annual policy address on Nov. 11, Ho announced a $1.3 billion stimulus package of infrastructure improvements, income tax cuts, and cash handouts of roughly $640 per citizen. "Anything that allows the industry some...
What's in a number? If it's $586 billion - about 20% of China's GDP in the first three quarters of 2008 and the size of a giant economic-stimulus plan for just the next two years - then the number is a figure of considerable value, real as well as symbolic. The money, Beijing announced on Nov. 9, would go mainly to new infrastructure, homes, schools and clinics, especially in the country's poorer regions. Taken together with the recent alleviation of taxes plus changes to the rural-land law that will allow farmers to lease their land...
...While the committee chose to keep the size of the lane at its current width, the decision to extend the NCAA arc to within three feet of the NBA distance of 23’ 9’’ will likely have a significant impact on how college basketball is played throughout the Ivy League and the country...
...felt the audience was fantastic, both in size and in quality,” Sunstein said. “The people asked great questions, and to see people engaged on issues of law and human behavior and social science was great...