Word: sorting
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...when will the economy improve? There's no question that we are, if not in the third quarter, then the fourth quarter of this recession football game. But what sort of recovery are we going to get? That's an important question, because the history books tell us that a sustainable bull market in the aftermath of a recession traditionally requires 4% real growth in the economy and 20% growth in corporate profits. But I don't think we are headed for such a strong recovery...
...class of ’09 prepares to say farewell to the Harvard campus, seniors of another sort are greeting it once again. On June 1-4, Harvard and Radcliffe alums return to Harvard for their 50th reunion...
...should I do with my life after graduation? Or, to put it more broadly: How should I live? What kind of life is most choice-worthy? These are fundamental questions of a first order. Ignore or dismiss them as we may, our daily actions, choices, and beliefs imply some sort of answer—not always coherent and consistent, and indeed often arbitrary and unreflective...
...think about the faculty of this university as an enormous stack of cards, a thousand in FAS alone. The cards are currently sorted into decks of varying sizes. Departments like English and Economics form some decks. Others correspond to the professional schools, such as HLS and HMS. Reshuffle these decks, and allow the faculty to form new groupings based on what they currently regard as their strongest and most exciting affinities. What is the likelihood that they will sort themselves into the original departments and schools...
...according to North Korea watchers in Seoul, Chang has effectively taken the youngest Kim under his wing, acting as a sort of regent to the Prince. "He is the bridge from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un," says Baek Seung Joo, who watches North Korea at the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis...