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Over 60 million people volunteered in the United States last year, or over a quarter of the American populace. The US is also home to 7,500 hospitals, 18,000 nursing homes, a school system that is heavily understaffed, and a military that is dangerously undermanned. But last Thursday, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain said that not enough Americans volunteer, and, they claim, this is due to a lack of opportunities...
...concept in this business is to make people feel at home.” The 14-inch ($12-$16) or 18-inch ($15-$21) pies offer gourmet toppings like chorizo, asiago, and baby shrimp, while slices ($3-$3.50) are limited to cheese, pepperoni, and a daily special. The massive quarter-pie slices are perfect for folding in half and have an elegant ratio of chunky tomato sauce to gooey cheese. Boasting classy ingredients and authentic Italian style thin-crust, will The Upper Crust rival the late-night craving haven Pinocchio’s? “We?...
Compared with the quarter of the surveyed population (aged 18 to 74) with the lowest levels of BPA, the quarter who had the highest levels were more than twice as likely to report having cardiovascular disease or diabetes. But the study's authors take pains to point out that their research does not prove that BPA can cause these ills, but merely indicates that these disorders seem to occur more often in people with higher levels of the disease. To prove a cause-effect relation would require longitudinal studies that compare the effects of BPA in one group...
...season with seven strong saves in net. Juniors Dan Furman and Thomas Bailey, as well as sophomores Alex Thompson, Jeff Lee, and Juan Camero all contributed to Harvard’s tally, but none could help the Crimson recover after spotting CBU a 5-0 advantage in the first quarter. Even though Harvard pulled to within a goal at numerous points during the game, untimely turnovers and a 12-5 ejection margin against the Crimson doomed the squad to its first loss. “We need to tighten up, particularly on counter-attack defense,” Connolly said...
...executive position at Pacific Investment Management Company, a bond-specialist based in Los Angeles. During his 22-month tenure, El-Erian was tasked with bringing stability to an organization that had been rocked by the 2005 departure of its long-time CEO Jack R. Meyer, who left with a quarter of the management company’s staff amid heated criticism over multimillion dollar compensation packages for him and his top managers. Meyer and several of his former lieutenants now run the Boston-based hedge fund Convexity Capital Management. Robert S. Kaplan, a former vice chairman at Goldman Sachs...