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...This legislation is coming at a critical time not only due to the social problems facing Americans, but also because of the recent compassion boom,” Scott said. “Due to both President Obama’s call to service and the extremely bleak job market, today’s generation of young people are a very altruistic and service-minded generation...
...austere, dim practice room, with dancers clad in basic t-shirts and tight black exercise pants, the lighthearted social gathering transforms into a passionate cat-and-mouse game between the dancers...
...small group of students gathered at the Harvard Hillel last night to discuss and sample Israeli Cuisine and learn about its evolution throughout the nation’s history. The talk, led by Naor Ben-Yehoyada, a teaching fellow for Social Analysis 70: “Food and Culture,” gave students a crash course in Israeli food and culinary traditions. The history of Jewish and Israeli food is largely intertwined with Israel’s turbulent history, but according to Ben-Yehoyada, “what we eat doesn’t travel along the same lines...
...Drawing a comparison with Social Security in the U.S., where one's money is often locked up until retirement, P.K. Basu, Singapore-based Asia economist at Daiwa Institute of Research, says, "Individuals really own their savings in Singapore. You get to use what...
...Some Singaporeans are more seriously affected, of course, especially in the manufacturing areas of the economy hardest hit by the drop in global trade. Yet, while the city-state (population: 4.84 million) routinely is ranked as one of the world's freest economies, it also has a sturdy social safety net. Kalithas Krishnan lost his job at a Swiss-owned cargo operator at Changi Airport at the end of March. Today he receives a monthly total of $260 in cash and food coupons from the Singapore Indian Development Association, one of several government-funded charities, plus $55 to defray school...