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...seated in the luxury boxes won?t even bother to watch. Why should they? Let's be honest - this shindig is all about the parties and perks. The only scores that matter is the Scores with topless dancers and cocktails not far from Ford Field. But this year corporate card-carrying spendthrifts had better be careful. The expense-account cops are out in force - or so we?re told - and business entertaining, and perks generally, have rarely been under greater scrutiny...
According to a transcript of his remarks, Card praised the report’s recommendations to increase funding at many levels of science education and research...
...first, at increasing nonverbal interaction. In her office in Jenkintown, Pa., wedged into a strip mall along with a Dunkin' Donuts and a beauty salon, Shipon-Blum has taped colorful Popsicle sticks together into a pointer, and kids use it to respond to questions by indicating either a YES card or a NO card. The amount of homework Shipon- Blum assigns surprises many parents. When shopping with their parents, for example, kids are encouraged to hand the money to merchants. And in restaurants, children are supposed to give their order to the waiter by pointing out what they want...
...Jianhua BANKING ON TRAVEL About 31 million travelers from China ventured abroad in 2005, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. The country's bank-card association, China UnionPay (CUP), has focused on helping Chinese tourists take advantage of their growing buying power. Led by CEO Wan Jianhua, CUP has partnered with Discover to enable tourists to use American ATMs. As the Chinese travel more and spend more--$19 billion in 2004--CUP is inking deals with European banks as well. "With an intensified marketing campaign, public recognition of CUP will accelerate," Wan says...
...today is their day of reckoning.It’s time to hold Harvard officials accountable for their actions, or inaction, over the issues you’ve read about in this column all semester. They’ve been biting their nails waiting for their report card over at Massachusetts Hall. (Note that the following is meant to reflect the Harvard community’s firm commitment to fighting grade inflation.)Dignity and respect for workers: 4 out of 10. The administration made some progress in its moral comprehension as it was schooled this fall by an alliance...