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This year Harvard had a 6.9 percent acceptance rate. Book of Odds, a Web site which describes itself as “a reference on the odds of everyday life,” has converted that number into betting style odds...
...forward, you still have the status quo. Here the status quo is not available as a fallback, as doing nothing means a rapidly changing climate and worsening conditions all over the world. By the time you're absolutely certain of the impacts and can observe them in everyday life, it's too late." This is why, he says, paying attention to the dynamics of climate harbingers - such as the Arctic, which is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet - is crucial...
...Harvard University section of iTunes U, on the other hand, went live last week with only one course—Justice, Michael Sandel’s extremely popular class on everyday morality—that had already been offered free of charge on the course’s public website. While the Harvard section also prominently features podcasts from different Harvard Schools and videos dedicated to exploring life on campus, it clearly lags behind other universities’ sections...
...area of fierce contention in the regulatory debate is that of an independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency, but such an institution is vital. Complex financial products wrought destruction on everyone from pension fund-owners to everyday homeowners. An independent CFPA would regulate financial “innovations” such as clever securitization schemes and subprime mortgages that harm lower-income Americans and pension funds while risking the stability of the economy as a whole. The Senate bill currently has a CFPA under the purview of the Federal Reserve Bank, however the creation of an independent agency would give...
After starting nine games as a freshman last season, Brent led the Crimson in wins, strikeouts, and ERA. This season, having to readjust to being an everyday player, he has struggled both at the plate and on the mound...