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...goal to make Harvard’s curriculum more conducive to spending semesters abroad, the fact remains that some concentrations are simply not amenable to time away from Harvard. For instance, it can hardly be expected that all Engineering Sciences concentrators—with a mammoth 20 required credits for a Bachelor of Science degree—will study abroad. Government concentrators, with a more manageable 10-14 required credits, enjoy a more flexible curriculum and could be more apt to spend a semester abroad. Even if the College goes forth with the proposed 12-credit cap on requirements?...
Thanks to the efforts of private donors, however, U.S. research into the creation of new stem cell lines has continued—albeit at a reduced pace. Harvard, to its credit, has led this push. In March, Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences Douglas A. Melton made 17 new stem cell lines freely available for private use. And last week, Harvard unveiled plans for a new stem cell center aimed at coordinating the University’s research in the area. Funded privately to circumvent government restrictions, the center will help to quicken the pace of American stem cell research...
...homeowners have been trading up to riding mowers. Baby boomers hitting retirement are dumping their old push mowers and warming to the back-friendlier seats and softer suspensions on many models. Folks in a rush are buying models that reduce gardening time. And there has been plenty of cheap credit to grease sales. "Consumers are voting with their pocketbooks," says John Jenkins, president of Deere's commercial and consumer division, which forecasts an 11% to 13% sales hike this year, to about $3.6 billion (including sales of equipment besides mowers...
...beef consumption. Pork bellies, which give us bacon, are trading at record high prices. Egg prices have hit a 20-year high. The stock price of Cal-Maine Foods, a leading fresh-egg producer, has soared nearly sevenfold in 12 months. Some economists go so far as to credit the low-carb culture as a chief force in revitalizing our farm-belt economy...
...USGA, ATP Tour, USTA and others) and major manufacturers such as Nike, Wilson, Prince and Callaway seem united under a single cause: to persuade more people to put down the remote and spend money on sports. "You've got to appreciate the spirit of this campaign--give these industries credit for coming together," says David Carter, founder of the Los Angeles-based Sports Business Group, a consulting firm. "It's a solid first step for these sports...