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...flicks. Box office grosses rose during five of the last seven economic downturns in the U.S. - including the '70s oil crisis and the burst of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s. It's not just a ticket price bump that accounts for the extra dough, either - the total number of movies people see in a year tends to rise in recessionary periods...
...Nobody questions the rightness of cesareans performed in a medical emergency (which account for up to 20% of the total), but those made simply at the request of the mother, known as "elective cesareans," are associated with a number of pitfalls. Before these are addressed, however, it is worth remembering that vaginal delivery is not always an appealing alternative...
...INSURANCE Payrolls shrank by 63,000 in February. Should the jobless get more time on assistance? Yes Her stimulus plan would include $10 billion to extend unemployment insurance Yes Would add some part-timers and give a temporary extension to those who have used up eligibility No Favors a total overhaul of unemployment insurance instead, using the funds for retraining HEDGE FUNDS As the financial crisis deepens, should hedge funds be more closely regulated? No But wants to "reassess our regulatory framework" and close a loophole for offshore tax havens No But calls for more transparency in the entire financial...
...urban areas are more vulnerable to those changes than Las Vegas, the dryest big city in America. Vegas takes 90% of its water from Lake Mead, although Nevada gets by far the smallest share of water among the seven states that border the Colorado--just 2% of the total. (Each state draws a fixed amount according to a deal hammered out in 1922, when the river was at an unusually high level.) Pat Mulroy, the powerful head of the snwa, says Las Vegas has worked hard to conserve water, paying residents to replace thirsty lawns with desert-appropriate landscaping...
...Coming into the season, Harvard thought its rotation was set in stone. However, due to discipinary events this offseason, sophomore star Max Perlman will not be with the team this year.As a freshman last year, Perlman went 5-1 with a 2.91 ERA. His ERA and win total were tops among the starting rotation and earned him a spot on the All-Ivy Second Team. “That’s a big loss—I miss him,” Walsh says. “The reason he’s not here at Harvard...