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...Coop will order *every* course book for *every* course at Harvard," Lewis wrote in an e-mail message. "Some 200-level course in advanced Tibetan needs five copies of an obscure paperback published in Katmandu, the Coop will order them--and absorb all the risks and costs of returns, short sales, faculty anger when 7 copies are actually needed...
Like many Harvard students, I used to spend endless hours studying before finals and midterms. I tried to absorb every bit of information assigned, in the hope of avoiding any unpleasant surprises on the exam. Although mastering all of that knowledge was feasible, the cost, I realized, was too high--and not worth paying...
...meantime, as you absorb our copy, chillax. feel free to partake of general whatshisname's guava jam drink. it is good...
...most states, registered independents - who overwhelmingly favored McCain over Bush in New Hampshire - aren't allowed to vote in party primaries. At the same time, Bush is much more popular than McCain among conservatives, and as the fringe candidates (Bauer and Keyes) abandon the campaign trail, Bush will likely absorb their voting blocs. But McCain certainly gets to savor the moment...
...Wednesday to eliminate more than one fifth of its 29,000 global workforce, and its new chief warned analysts to lower their projected annual growth targets for the company. The axe fell on 3,300 U.S. jobs and 2,500 overseas positions as new CEO Douglas Daft sought to absorb the delayed impact of the global financial crisis of 1998-99, which had a dramatic impact on demand for U.S. soft drinks. "The key factor in the company's performance is a write-down of its assets in Russia and former Soviet territories, where it had a meltdown a couple...