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...This certainly doesn’t speak well to their ability to handle extra finances,” Barro said. “I would advise students not to pay their U.C. fee this year. It doesn’t show the U.C. to be a responsible steward of their...
...event saved me. As I handed him a copy of the video, he mentioned that a friend of his hadn’t been able to attend the event. I suggested he take a copy of the video for his friend, and he offered to take a few extra copies for his neighbors. With that offer, we had a new activist, and a new organizing plan. The voters who left that event took an average of five videos with them. They pledged to pass them to friends and neighbors, and we offered to get them more if they needed them...
...1970s oil shocks, but it was enough to cause stock markets to tumble and prompt economic leaders to warn of the threat to global economic growth. Right on cue, here comes Saudi Arabia to save the day. Last week the kingdom said it was prepared to pump an extra 1.3 million bbl. a day to bridge the supply gap. Normally, even the hint of a production increase from the world's largest oil producer would quell prices. But this time the markets simply shrugged and kept driving up the price. What went wrong...
...senior oil analyst at World Markets Research Centre. "This is the Saudis trying to talk the price of oil down," he says. Saudi Arabia's problem isn't a lack of oil; rather, it needs to modernize its drilling and refining infrastructure. Even then, says Wardell, Saudi Arabia's extra capacity comes in the form of heavy crude - good for making diesel but not the in-demand light, sweet crude that refineries need for gasoline. And so most analysts now predict prices will hit $50 per bbl., a far cry from the less than $10 per bbl. that crude fetched...
...children under 2; many offer up to half off. When flying internationally, parents should check with each airline, since the rules vary greatly. Icelandair and Lufthansa, for example, don't allow the use of safety seats during takeoff and landing, while Alitalia bans them altogether and charges an extra fee for lap riders. --By Lisa McLaughlin