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PASCARELLA: Competition is clearly an issue. There are more banks with a national footprint, so the cost of getting a customer has gone up. Whereas before you only had to mail out two solicitations, now you may have to mail out 10. The more you can tie people to a card [with things like rewards], the more they're going to stay with...
...symbol of modernization," says Robert A.M. Stern, dean of the school of architecture at Yale University. And from the point of view of environmentalists and regional planners, tall buildings are the best alternative to suburban sprawl and the best means of getting more people and businesses into a smaller footprint on the ground, putting less pressure on whatever stretches of nature remain. "I think the skyscraper is back," says Stern. "But is it back in the same...
...yesterday’s meeting, which lasted 45 minutes, the EAC argued that an optional termbill fee would not only help reduce the College’s ecological footprint, but also help spread awareness about the issue...
...People are starting to discuss not only how the University can become more environmentally sustainable, but how they as individuals can reduce their ecological footprint,” Miller said...
...Iraq. But the country is plagued by insecurity. Most reliable estimates put Iraqi deaths at about 15,000 since the war began. Analysts inside and outside Iraq say Bush needs to come to grips with the fact that the insurgency is growing more efficient and more professional, its footprint keeps widening and its ability to spread carnage keeps increasing. Publicly, U.S. officials estimate that some 12,000 insurgents are under arms, but privately they say the number may be closer to 20,000. The violence has throttled reconstruction programs that might once have won the U.S. a base of support...