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...Though Kagan said she sometimes contemplates the possibility of half of her faculty entering (or re-entering) the political scene, she said that she does not expect to receive too many requests for leaves of absence if Obama wins the election...
...Pamela Gerardi, a spokeswoman for the museum, said yesterday that the event was the one of the more successful “Dias” that the Peabody has held. “Every year it gets a bit bigger,” she said. “We expect to have a full house of 500 for the Fiesta. We had about 300 to 400 people for family event today.” Most of the visitors who attended said they had a good time, although not everyone could enjoy the fiesta. Ana E. Garduno, a student...
...After losing six senior forwards to graduation, including go-to scorers like last year’s co-captain Mike Taylor ’08, Biega’s offensive success last year—as a rookie, he notched nine goals and seven assists—has raised expectations that his play will help form the cornerstone of the Crimson’s attack. It’s only natural for the player who received the Percy Award for Harvard’s top rookie, along with now-sophomore Matt McCollem. “We graduated almost six forwards...
Retailers could well be fighting over less. Almost 60% of consumers expect to reduce their spending this Christmas according to Deloitte's annual holiday survey, with 11% reporting that they're still paying off holiday debt from last year. Shoppers indicated they would purchase a lot fewer gifts this year - 21.5 presents on average compared with 23.1 last year. Almost seven in 10 said they intend to change their shopping behavior because of the economy; 81% say they plan to buy more sale items. "Over the last few holiday seasons consumers would buy for themselves too as they shopped...
While analysts say there is no must-have item this Christmas season, they expect discount chains like Wal-Mart to lead the pack. "This is the kind of economy that Sam Walton built Wal-Mart to serve," says Rigby of Bain. Consumer electronics could be a bright spot especially since prices for items such as plasma screen TVs and GPS navigation systems have declined dramatically. And with consumers indicating they're planning on staying home more often-eating in or taking "staycations" instead of vacations - a brand new TV or DVD player might be a good way to indulge while...