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Sancken, who concentrated in History of Science, said she started the program to provide kids with basic swimming skills and also to have a real impact on their lives...
...priced for the future too. In the U.S., Sony is charging $500 for the 20-gigabyte edition and $600 for the 60-GB box. (By comparison, the Xbox 360 costs $400 for a basic version and $500 for one with a hard drive; the Nintendo Wii console will debut two days after PS3 for about half the price.) Throw in a few PS3 games, at $60 a pop, and you're out $900-a sum that may scare off consumers. And PS3 already frightens stock analysts. "We do not believe the machine provides incentives for buyers...
Once you’re seated and the entrée is coming, you’re hitting the hardest part of the meal: no food to distract you, and you’re probably out of pleasantries and basic getting-to-know-you chit chat. Now’s the time to stoke your prof’s ego and score major brownie points, so keep the questions coming on your end. Everyone loves to talk about themselves, and professors are no exception. Good places to start are with basic, less personal areas, like their field of study...
...cited Harvard China Care as an example of a group that would be adversely affected by the FAS tax. If the organization received a donation of $15,000 through the gift fund, the 15 percent tax would take away $2250. This money represents two weeks’ worth of basic living necessities for the 35 Chinese orphans the group supports, according to UC member Matthew L. Sundquist ’09, who was a sponsor of the bill. Along with negatively affecting charity groups, Petersen said, the tax impacts newer students groups, which are less likely to have endowments, disproportionately...
...were killed." Once the Arizona initiative passes, he adds, "then the movement will roll on." The eventual goal of animal activists? Federal legislation banning cruelty to farm animals. Already, a bill has been introduced in Congress requiring that producers who sell food to the federal government must meet a basic set of humane standards, such as adequate space, adequate food, and adequate veterinary care...