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...toss that mortarboard in the air just yet. The President's plan could become part of the problem as well as part of the solution. Many education professionals fear that the scholarships, aimed at the middle class, would benefit too many families that don't need the help and encourage colleges to raise tuition even higher. "It's just plain hucksterism," says Robert Zemsky, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Research on Higher Education. "Lots of people told the White House and the Education Department that this was nuts. I imagine every treasurer of every private university...
...ended up with very low enrollment, and this other TF and I had to flip a coin," says Ellison, who won the coin toss. (The loser is now at another university.) "If you are told you are going to have a position [and the course is under-enrolled] there are times when you can't get another...
...Food. It's a toss-up (oops, wrong word) whether getting a meal is good or bad--but now even cross-country travelers can find themselves going hungry. First the airlines removed the flavor from chicken a la king, then they jettisoned the chicken altogether. Between 1992 and 1995 the airlines shaved $368 million off costs by cutting meal service, according to the Airport Transport Association. A few years ago, American found that removing a single olive per salad could save $100,000. "My wife and I bring our own food on board," says Martin Deutsch, editor at large...
PARIS: With the death of Pamela Harriman, the diplomatic post par excellence is a toss-up between Frank Wisner, the most senior member of the U.S. foreign service, and New York financier Felix Rohatyn. But only Monsieur Felix has the means and Lazard Freres connections to entertain in the grand style of the City of Light...
...toss out the chicken soup just yet, however. Researchers won't know for at least two years whether GS 4104 is safe and effective. They already know that it won't work on the common cold, which is what half of "flu" sufferers really have. Even at that, the compound works best during the first 48 hours of infection--before most people even begin experiencing those running noses and raging fevers. That is why the scientists at Gilead predict that it will be better at keeping you from getting your neighbor's flu than treating your...