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...enviable $3 million in sales. (Take that, Yale MFAs.) But it's a somewhat ironic turn, given that Stanley failed his art classes when he was at the High School of Music and Art in New York City in the 1960s. "I'm a very hard worker," he says softly, surveying a long line of excited, Kiss-gear-clad fans and buyers. "But it has to be on my own terms." (See the 100 best albums of all time...
...most important business dynamic that works against job creation in an economy dropping this quickly is the fact that every worker is a consumer. Layoffs set in motion a vicious cycle that undermines a major pillar of any expansion. Consumer confidence drives the process that is the largest single component of GDP. In this recession, the trouble is compounded by an unprecedented lack of access to credit because of housing prices and the near failure of the banking system. (See pictures of office cubicles around the world...
...funding when their enrollment grows. Nolan said the growing school age population in the city, in conjunction with the financial crisis, could add 20 and 100 children to Cambridge public schools, But both Marc McGovern and Nolan criticized the budget’s lack of funding for additional social workers or psychologists in the school system. A social worker himself, McGovern said the presence of social workers “is directly related to achievement” and “contributes to a healthier student climate.” The proposed budget will be voted on April...
...second home,” “it’s so diverse,” and “Expos rocks.” The students’ protest stemmed from allegations about the HEI’s treatment of workers, and in particular accusations of high worker injury rates, anti-union intimidation, and low wages, according to John F. Bowman ’11, one of the protest’s organizers. Bowman said that Harvard has at least $69.9 million invested in HEI, though the actual investment may be larger. The students launched the protest following...
...Chechen feuds may be only one factor in Moscow's rash of murders. The killing of the Tajik worker, for example, has many fearing the start of a wave of racially motivated killings. Moscow chief prosecutor Syomin has said that the financial crisis may also be a contributing factor, with jobless locals taking out their frustrations on migrants. But Galina Kozhevnikova, deputy director of the Sova Center, which monitors racially motivated crimes, argues that the rise in unemployment has nothing to do with the death of 14 Central Asian migrant workers in Russia in January. "The number of deaths...