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...high schools. I do so for the same reason I support teaching English, keyboarding and the U.S. Constitution: each is useful knowledge for informed citizens in a democracy. My only caution: teach all of the Bible. We wouldn't sample bits and pieces of Macbeth, Jane Eyre, 1984 or Catch-22 in a literature class; we would expect students to read an entire work. Just so with the Bible. My enthusiasm for this proposal is not entirely selfless. I subscribe to the position espoused by the great Isaac Asimov: "Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism...
...been in the single digits, while key competitor Procter & Gamble, which owns rival beauty powerhouse Olay, is growing twice as fast and enjoying healthier profit margins (22% in 2006). Dove needs a hit, but in a global culture obsessed with looking younger, will the older-is-O.K. approach catch...
...Available for more than two years in Japan and much of Europe, cell-phone banking has been slow to catch on in the U.S., in part because of lack of interest. Wells Fargo shuttered its mobile banking offering in 2002 after only 2500 people had signed up over 18 months. (It plans to launch a new service later this year.) A recent study by Forrester Research found that only 10% of Americans said they would consider mobile banking, versus the 35% or so who already bank online. "It's hard to motivate someone to download something on their phone...
...League campaign tentatively on Saturday, splitting a doubleheader at Penn. Playing one of the league’s worst teams from a year ago, the Crimson was plagued by its slumbering bats, which registered just eight hits in 16 innings, and now finds itself already having to play catch-up in the remorseless race for the Ancient Eight’s Rolfe Division title. “We didn’t come down here for a split,” head coach Joe Walsh said. “I feel like we dropped two.” PENN...
...Crimson responded well, earning third place overall. “The conditions were very tricky, and it was a breeze direction that I’ve never seen before,” Kovacs said. “We had some issues starting the races, and we were playing catch-up in most of the races. We were a little disappointed.” Kovacs and junior crew Elyse Dolbec turned in the best performance of the weekend, coming in second in the B division with a total of 50 points. Yale won the division with 32 points...