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What can the average person do to help the national economy? -Soyeun Yang, Superior, Colo. It just really comes back to all the virtues we've been taught since we were born: hard work, education, having the proper skill set. Americans, in my judgment, are the most entrepreneurial, innovative people in the world. Sure, we have our problems, but I can't find another major economy that doesn't have more serious ones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Henry Paulson | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Bailiwick (Middle English): Superior aptitude or experience in a particular area

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spellbound by Freshmen | 2/20/2010 | See Source »

...wouldn’t have had to explain to my parents why Harvard, Yale, or MIT is far superior to USC,” De Haro said. “It would have been much easier...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Considers Putting Out Admissions Materials in Spanish | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...wanted to judge the event for myself and see if the naked eye could separate the superior skaters from the also-rans. Forget about the numbers systems or physics formulas. I was looking to discover which teams pulled together the entire package, mixing sheer athleticism with sublime grace. Which teams would prevent a person from even dreaming about taking a bathroom break during their routines, like the baseball player who compels you to drop everything while he's at bat? In a sport like figure skating, in which there's no finish line to crown a clear-cut winner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Watching Figure Skating, Judge for Yourself | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...that the massive crackdown on Revolution Day was at least a tactical victory for the government. While the opposition had in the past been able to mount at least symbolic challenges to the regime on state-sanctioned holidays like Jerusalem Day and religious events such as Ashura, despite the superior power of state security forces, this time the government was much more successful at preempting activism. In the run-up to Feb. 11, the government arrested scores of would-be activists and organizers, scared off many more by promising swift retribution and executed two opposition supporters on charges of making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Opposition Searches for a New Strategy | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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