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...History of Art and Architecture degree may not, at first glance, seem useful to an entrepreneur. But when former art history concentrator Ben M. Sack ’07, now director of the consulting firm Boylston Technology Group, was thinking about how to pitch a strange-sounding brand of French wool, what came to mind immediately was his senior thesis on Picasso and semantics, which helped him craft a visual pun for the brand...
...According to the SportsOneSource, a research firm that tracks the sporting-goods industry, firearms sales in large retail outlets are up 39% this year. Shops across the country are reporting ammunition shortages because stores can't meet demand for bullets. Data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which the industry uses as a proxy for overall firearms sales, are also revealing. From November 2008 through March 2009, FBI background checks, which are required every time a federally licensed gun dealer makes a sale, rose 29.3% over the same period a year earlier. In November alone, checks...
...background checks occurred in November, the month Barack Obama was elected President and the Democrats took control of Congress. People grew anxious that the Obama Administration would ban semiautomatic weapons, so they rushed to buy guns before legislation could be passed. In a December survey by the research firm Southwick Associates, nearly 80% of active hunters and target shooters said they believed firearm purchases would "become more difficult" under the new Administration and a Democratic Congress. "Everybody is waiting for when the next foot is going to fall in taking away the right to bear arms," says Doug VanderWoude, owner...
...paths and copses that grace the 11-acre (4.5 hectare) garden, which was partly designed as a botanical garden for rare species. Nature's healing powers are also emphasized in the spa, where treatments are based on luxuriously scented herbal products from the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy, a local firm with roots in the 13th century...
...article also incorrectly stated that the construction firm had been hired by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. In fact, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates was hired by Harvard...