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...program has generated healthy buzz. With Circuit City out of business, the electronics section has been beefed up. Walmart is also expanding its presence in crafts. Sales at Michael's Stores, the country's largest specialty arts-and-crafts retailers, have sagged, and Walmart sees an opportunity. Stores are chock-full of scrapbooking material, baskets and yarns. "Look, they're selling the stuff that accounts for 80% of Michael's business, at 20% of the space," says Flickinger. "It's very hard for any company to compete with that." (Read "That Viral Thing: People of Walmart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walmart's Latest Move to Crush the Competition | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

DHAs: 1. Department of Harvard Athletics. 2. Acronym present on athletes’ sweatpants and sweatshirts: “‘Deciphering the Glyphs’ was chock full of DHAs...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...just “interested in genetics,” stifle your curiosity and steer clear. Course instructors are knowledgeable but considerably less inspiring than the LS1a professors, and there is abundant busy work that counts for zero credit. Course veterans claim that the textbook is confusing, verbose, and chock full of extraneous information, so your lecture notes will again be invaluable. Since problem sets are not graded, you’ll need to set your own study schedule and gauge your own progress...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How To Deal with Big Intro Classes | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

Although the Ghost is being marketed as a downsized luxury car, a Rolls-Royce is still a Rolls-Royce. The new model is chock-full of exquisite details, from its soft leather seats to the wood-veneer finish of its Art Deco-inspired dashboard. The Ghost also boasts a 6.6-L V12 engine capable of top speeds of 155 m.p.h., but it still promises to provide a silky-smooth, ultra-quiet ride. (See the most important cars of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rolls-Royce Unveils a Recession-Ready Limousine | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

Demographic change is irritating to politicos, since it works on elections much as rigged dice do on a Las Vegas craps table: it is a game changer. For years, Republicans won elections because the country was chock-full of white middle-class voters who mostly pulled the GOP lever on Election Day. Today, however, that formula is no longer enough. (See pictures of Republican memorabilia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Republicans, the Ice Age Cometh | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

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