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...Americans, the prospect of living within their means is a meaner one by the day. And it has consequences that are already showing in the bankruptcies of retailers such as Linens 'n Things, Mervyns, Steve & Barry's, Shoe Pavilion, Goody's and Sharper Image and in the possibility of poor holiday sales. The overleveraged consumer is the biggest economic problem the country faces, because debt has been the rocket fuel that has propelled growth for most of the past decade. Two-thirds of the $14 trillion U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending, and the relentless shopper has also been...
Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and runs up our health-care costs. The last thing a poor person can afford is a heart attack or cancer or a stroke. And that's all linked to a meat-based diet. I think animal liberation is human liberation...
...held Nov. 6-9. As its title suggests, this championship is the most prestigious collegiate tournament held each fall. With his wins yesterday, Clayton has secured himself a spot both in the singles and doubles events at Nationals. In the process, Clayton erased sour memories of his poor performance last week at the D’Novo ITA All-American Tournament and his quarter-final loss at the Northeast Regionals last year. In the finals of the singles event, Clayton played through cramps to defeat Columbia’s Bogdan Borta, the seventh seed in the tournament. Down...
Gomes, with a note of irony in his voice, touched upon the plight of the “poor undergraduates” who are saddened by the prospect of “bringing books home over the Christmas holidays,” and that “students at other universities are free of all obligations, and go back to their places without any sense of responsibility...
...been on the verge though—Wyclef Jean, Jurassic 5, and Snoop Dogg were all scheduled to perform at Harvard, though all would eventually cancel due to poor ticket sales, logistical complications, and other road bumps...