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...than management. But those days are over. Thanks to a blossoming of private firms that make sense of weather data in business terms, and a new financial tool called a weather derivative, a variety of industries are using forecasts to fine-tune corporate performance. "Weather may still be an act of God," says Allan Eustis, director of digital earth and space applications for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "but we know a little more about what God wants to do these days...
...undergoing video therapy with his parents, sees a tape of an Armenian family wracked with guilt over giving up their son to a foster home years ago. The protagonist, Peter, craves a new role in life, so he presents himself to the family as their long-lost son, an act that leads to dark visions concerning cultural displacement and the line between role-playing and reality...
...rewarding donors while claiming to help the College is misleading. True philanthropy, whether toward Harvard or any other non-profit organization, should stem from an honest desire to donate time, resources or money. Luring donors through cocktail parties obscures the philanthropic goals of the Senior Gift, making the act of giving more about prestige and yo-yos than altruism and education...
...himself, do I dare? During his explorations of homosexuality at boarding school, he never fully reciprocates, but enjoys his pleasure. In his university years in Paris, he spends two fruitless years trying to lose his virginity by chasing after prostitutes, but never brings himself to complete the act. His first love affair with the Martiniqueian DouDou is fully in her control...
...supply," says TIME financial writer Bernard Baumohl. "That's the formula for inflation." This rampant demand, notes Baumohl, is based largely on the success of the stock market, in which an unprecedented percentage of Americans now have a stake. "The Fed sees the stock market leading consumers to act in a way that may not be rational," he says. "Consumers check their portfolios and see gains, and spend money based on those gains before cashing in their stocks." That's the inflation side of the picture; there's also danger of an economic downturn caused by a stock market reversal...