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...education and research.“I believe the Faculty as a whole can do much more to meet the challenge of the moment by moving beyond existing structures and approaches to higher education,” Summers said. “Our resources and our moment in history demand commensurate imagination, daring, and a readiness to think boldly and big.”Having refrained from offering his own opinion throughout the Faculty’s debates in the past year, Summers seized his last meeting in the president’s chair to restate his ambitions for Harvard...
...limousine transfer across the tarmac to your waiting aircraft, Lufthansa's first-class lounge at Frankfurt raises the bar when it comes to service on the ground. Passengers can work in fully equipped individual offices, rest in private suites, kick back in the cigar lounge, watch movies on demand or dine in the gourmet restaurant...
...Rain Coming Down from Top Side created an auction record for an Aboriginal painting, the market had evolved into a highly sophisticated industry with the best work being sourced from the community art centers where provenance was assured. But rogue dealers wanted a piece of the action, approaching in-demand artists direct. "Some artists I'm convinced will never paint enough paintings to satisfy the number of people who want them," says Sweeney. "So you've got something that's just exploded...
...would have drawbacks. Skeptics dismiss the sincerity of the Iranian proffers, calling them ploys to distract attention from Tehran's defiance and dilute the international community's will to confront Iran. "We have nothing to say to them," says a U.S. official deeply involved in the Iran issue. "Every demand and every incentive that we would support has already been put on the table." The official adds that by agreeing to talk to Iran, the U.S. would "absolve the international community of the responsibility to tackle this problem." Opponents of engagement further argue that opening direct talks would confer legitimacy...
...early returns are positive. In the U.S., Adidas' soccer-footwear sales are up 23% over last year. Globally, Adidas "has production problems right now, demand [for the Tunit] is so high," says Klaus Filbry, head of soccer for Adidas America. A starter kit, including one set of uppers, an insole and three sets of studs, costs $170, but the real revenue potential for Adidas, and retailers, lies in the add-ons: $80 for each extra upper and $40 for an additional insole. Adidas is about to launch 32 new uppers, with the colors and imprints of each World Cup nation...