Prior to the renovations, exhibits were organized according to department, with paintings, sculptures and applied arts completely segregated.

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Housed within an Art Deco municipal swimming pool, 20 minutes by train from the city centre, it showcases fine arts, applied arts and sculpture in a delightfully watery environment.

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Forbes has tracked 625, 806 layoffs since Nov. 1, 2008, at America's 500 largest companies, including recent cuts at Sprint Nextel, the videogame developer Electronic Arts and Applied Materials, a semiconductor equipment company.

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The 18-year-old, who has applied to several private, liberal-arts colleges, worries she will graduate unable to pay her bills.

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While this might be true today, it is the liberal arts studies that prepare students with the problem solving and critical thinking skills that can be applied throughout their lifetime.

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