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...TIME: Do you see any trends that are so strong they could lead us out of the current economic slump...
...Unlike many athletes, it is quite obvious that Richardson has yet to suffer from a sophomore slump. Yet, while the number of accolades increases by each season, Richardson realizes that she still has quite a long way to go, in terms of polishing her skills as a runner...
Farley says no one in the business knows just how deep the slump will go or how long it will last. "With all the merchandising going on, the true test will come in the first quarter of next year," says Farley. Farley adds that carmakers are seeing stress even among what has been the industry's most reliable - though low-profit - customers over the years: "We are seeing quite a bit of capital stress on our rental partners...
...qualify for the tournament starts in Harvard’s opening game tonight against Dartmouth.“I think getting off to a good start is real key to our season this year, especially with the middle of the season last year. We kind of had that slump,” co-captain Jimmy Fraser says. “It’s almost like our season was broken up into three sections with exams after Christmas in January.”Alongside co-captain Brian McCafferty, the duo brings a wealth of experience, having played in a combined...
...perhaps most notably, the recent economic slump has meant good news for someone who hasn’t gotten much since the October Revolution: Karl Marx. Apparently, now that capitalism is teetering on wobbly legs, the polemical rhetoric of Das Kapital is looking more and more appealing. Jorn Schutrompf, who manages the German publishing firm Karl-Deitz, claims that “Marx is in fashion again,” and bookstores peddling Marx’s works have reported sales increases of over 300 percent. Even Germany’s Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck recently conceded in the news...