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...plane that was to be built in part by Britain's Rolls-Royce. In response, Paul Drayson, Britain's Minister for Defense Procurement, blasted the U.S. in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee last month and threatened to pull Britain out of the JSF program. "We expect ... to be properly consulted on decisions of this magnitude," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strains in the Alliance | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

...guidance of someone who can ensure the smooth administration of the overall course and its vision. Such a system would have the additional benefit of increasing faculty-student interaction by freeing up professors to teach smaller courses in which they have true interest. It would be foolish to expect the best faculty-student interaction in large lecture courses like the Courses in General Education.This plan, however, has one large stumbling block: with a few exceptions for administrators who teach on the side, Harvard’s current policy limits lecturers in non-tenure-track positions to only eight years...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Reinventing Harvard’s Teachers | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

...from their abuse. "Crossing the boundary from trusted teacher to romantic partner is likely to cause a long-standing distrust of authority figures," says Kliman. "It sets up a link between strong gratification and strong corruption. The boy will probably be confused by what other moral boundaries he should expect to be broken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dangerous Liaisons | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

COMPARE PRICES. Look at recent auctions of similar items. If you see that the same thing sold for about the same dollar amount, you can generally expect that to be the market price. Buyers who don't compare prices risk overpaying or--like Smith--getting taken. Some crafty sellers use friends and associates to get a bidding frenzy started and then let you know--after the auction has closed--that the other bidders have defaulted and you can get the item for your "bargain" bid in the middle of the range. In that case, of course, your bargain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: Let The Ebuyer Beware | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...soup each year, but virtually all at home. While other chains offer soup, few have focused on it as a meal in itself, says Harry Balzer of the NPD Group. Will customers balk at the prices? The 12-oz. SoupMan containers typically sell for $5 to $7. "People just expect soup to be inexpensive," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Small Business: Soup for You! And You! | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

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