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...have no great desire to see the members of PSLM suffer. Those whom I know inside the building are good people and are clearly committed to a cause with which I agree in many respects. Whether or not discipline from the University is in order, they do not deserve special academic punishment from their professors for voicing their beliefs. But neither do they deserve special academic benefit for being inside a University building rather than protesting out in the Yard, or for protesting at all rather than keeping silent...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Let Them Fail | 5/1/2001 | See Source »

Shuttle Services has no plans to purchase the new model to replace its aging fleet. Even though the old models suffer from a bouncy suspension and antiquated styling, this new bus will not be a viable substitute. Priced at $220,000 for a used vehicle, this new model simply can't compete with the economically priced current model, which retails in the $70,000 range...

Author: By Stanley P. Chang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Snazzy Shuttle Temporarily Transports Quadlings | 5/1/2001 | See Source »

...equipped police forces make it easy for smuggling to continue. Yai says it's time for West Africa to get tough: "Are you going to tell me that as long as we have not eliminated poverty, we're going to keep selling children like objects and making them suffer? Poverty encourages this kind of activity, yes. But failing to put children in school encourages it too. Failing to punish those who traffic children encourages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Awful Human Trade | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

Many other misconceptions about brain potential can probably be traced to a series of studies in the 1970s showing that young rats raised with access to mazes and toys had more neural connections than those kept in barren cages. Similarly, studies indicate that children raised without sufficient nurturing often suffer from cognitive deficiencies. However, no evidence indicates that a lot of attention, in the form of early and constant stimulation, enhances a child's intellectual growth. According to the current scientific literature, the type and amount of stimulation needed for proper childhood development is already built into the normal life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Quest For A Super Kid | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

Surprise! The danger turned out to be the reverse: the economy didn't suffer from a sharp breakout in inflation. Instead the hike in energy prices led to deflation. The oil shock was the equivalent of a $100 billion tax increase on consumers and businesses. Result: the erosion in purchasing power forced CEOs as well as ordinary consumers to cut back on spending. Since such general expenditures make up more than 80% of all economic activity, the economy took a beating in the second half of the year and grew at a less than 2% annual rate, compared with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Missed Signs Of A Slowdown | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

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