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...freezes and cuts in one company or industry are a necessary feature of healthy competition, but when they spread through an entire economy, it is cause for concern. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently signaled that he was prepared to cut short-term interest rates for the 13th time since January 2001 to guard against a corrosive bout of deflation, like the one Japan has endured for nearly a decade. Wage pressures and deflation "obviously go together," says Laurence Meyer, an economist and a former member of the Fed's board of governors. "When there is slackness in the economy...
...champion Harvard men’s tennis team ended its season on May 11 with a 4-0 NCAA second round loss to 15th-seeded Alabama. The NCAA appearance was the program’s 13th in the last 14 years...
...Klein was soon to be reminded, that which the golf Gods giveth they can also taketh away. Knocking his drive behind a tree on the 10th, leaving a bunker shot on the 11th still in the bunker, airmailing the green on the 12th and three-putting the 13th green, Klein saw his visions of Ivy League glory dissolve shot by grimacing shot...
...grass and a café with no doors. And they're talking about three of their greatest treasures. Perhaps the saint is so popular he doesn't even need a name. The Basilica del Santo is the resting place of St. Anthony - known simply as il Santo - a humble 13th century Franciscan monk. The massive church, with its mixture of Christian and Islamic influences, brims with artwork by Donatello and Titian, and annually attracts 4 million visitors and pilgrims. Surprising gothic thrill: one of the relics on display is Anthony's calcified tongue and jaw. Just down the road lies...
Located on the second floor of Houghton Library, the small exhibit features a number of curious volumes, which provide a survey of languages, time periods and alphabetic topics. Items on display range from 13th century Latin tomes to 20th century Turkish children’s books...