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Life tenures aren't the norm around Harvard, and administrators phase in and out of posts, but 2009 was host to a few surprising resignations—and they didn't bode too well for a University in dire need of the best advice and talent during a time of especial fiscal constraints. In late May, Harvard announced that its then-Executive Vice President Edward C. Forst '82 would leave the University for Wall Street, where he had worked for 26 years. But Forst was not the only high-profile finance administrator to leave the University at the tail...
Brass and Elledge said that they next seek to determine how IFITM works in preventing the flu. For now, the discovery of these native anti-viral proteins may bode well for the battle against influenza...
...group of companies whose association with the legend is not about golf but about creating buzz around the brand. Will any of Tag Heuer's customers refuse to buy a pricey Swiss watch because Tiger is a pitchman? Probably not. But the company's initial skittishness doesn't bode well for Woods' Tag prospects. "They've already gotten their brand equity out of Tiger Woods," says Ben Sturner, founder and CEO of the Leverage Agency, a New York City-based sports-marketing firm. "He's not going to help them now." (Read "Can Golf Survive Without Tiger Woods...
...implications for the President's agenda. His fellow Democrats could become even more attuned to the rhythms of their constituencies and less willing to risk stepping out of line to further Obama's priorities when they are not in line with those of voters back home. That may not bode well for Obama's health care bill, especially after Senate majority leader Harry Reid signaled Tuesday that Congress is unlikely to deliver a bill to Obama's desk this year. That means the contentious debate will stretch into 2010 - an election year when there will be far more political careers...
...only for this reason and this reason only, Democrats should take care not to dismiss, ignore, or lampoon speeches about morals. Although the FRC may not represent the set of traditional values the majority of Americans wish the government to promote, it does not bode well for Democrats to dismiss their points of view as extremist. This only serves to promote the image of the party platform as a mere checklist of economic reforms—an image that has lost us more than one election in the past...