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...allure of that second destination got a big boost with last week's discovery of fresh signs of water on Mars. It was made by the Mars Global Surveyor, a spacecraft that has been in Martian orbit since 1997 and finally winked out only last month. Before it did, it produced exhaustive photographic maps of the planet, including shots of tens of thousands of now dry gullies that were almost certainly carved by water. Most of those channels haven't changed over time, but at two of the sites investigators found what appear to be the tracks of flows that...
...group's support for President George W. Bush's Medicare drug plan gave the program a major boost in Congress, for instance. But the real shocker for critics--who claimed that AARP was acting out of self-interest--was that AARP's co-sponsored plan with United Healthcare lost $12 million when the money spent on educating consumers about the new program was accounted...
...didn't take Starbucks down this road of fast-food mentality." Again the dreaded FF words. Next year Starbucks will open some 600 drive-throughs, many on busy highways--a huge departure from the store's original Main Street philosophy. Here's why: drive-throughs significantly boost a store's total sales...
...Ahmed, fellow first year Dave Boswell, and senior big man Jacob Mays to compliment Puchtel. The challenge this squad of athletic, quick, and often mammoth men poses to the women’s team is a double-edged sword—it is a struggle but also a huge boost for the team.“It helps to play men a lot faster and stronger than us—guys play at a lot higher level,” sophomore forward Katie Rollins said. “The coaches want us to play up there by being...
...skate today. “We want to make the best decision for the long run,” Chu said, “Not just for the game tomorrow.” But the stakes may go beyond the rankings in this contest. For the Wildcats, the extra boost might come in the form of the 600th win in school history, leaving them just three victories away from being the winningest program in women’s college hockey. And for Harvard, last season’s 0-3 record against UNH could provide an extra incentive. The final...