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...Vautin has overseen the University Operations Services group since the mid 1990s. He also co-founded the Harvard Green Campus Initiative and more recently played a key role in orchestrating Harvard's response to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine...
...Aside from Springsteen, most artists are reluctant to bad-mouth the merger. Experts speculate artists fear retaliation and recall the losing battle Pearl Jam fought against Ticketmaster in the mid-1990s. But Ticketmaster has its fans - Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan sent Congress a letter gushing support for the proposed merger. The letter was an about-face for Corgan, who in the past was critical of Ticketmaster's system and opted to use Jam Productions instead of Live Nation for some of his tours. However, Corgan is now a client of Azoff's Front Line artist-management company within Ticketmaster...
...some $3 trillion to $5 trillion in debt over the next few years. (Read "Lidia Bastianich Saves Our Dough.") Lansing and San Francisco Fed colleague Reuven Glick ran a simulation of what would happen if U.S. consumers followed a path similar to that of Japanese businesses in the 1990s. That was another episode of a great debt dump following a stock-and-real-estate bubble - it's one of the examples economists often turn to in trying to understand what's going on now. Lansing and Glick figured that for U.S. households to resume a debt-to-income ratio...
Since the early 1990s, science has suggested a link between antisocial behavior and a defect in the gene that codes for an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A). A low level of activity on the MAO-A gene results in an excessive breakdown of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, which helps keep humans calm and happy. The defect thereby increases the urge to react aggressively to threats or fears, leading MAO-A to be referred to as the "warrior" gene. (See 20 ways to get and stay happy...
...beach boys" decided to stand up on their longboards and paddle around with outrigger canoe oars to get a better look at their surfing students, spot far-off waves, take photos for tourists or simply to have something to do on flat days. It wasn't until the late 1990s that the modern explosion began, thanks to big wave surfer and exercise guru Laird Hamilton picking up SUP and publicizing it as simultaneously adventurous, peaceful and a solid form of core conditioning for surfers and non-surfers alike. (Read an interview with surfing legend Kelly Slater...