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...Nevertheless, the Hummer brand has retained a certain appeal, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research by Marius K. Luedicke from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, Craig J. Thompson of the University of Wisconsin and Markus Giesler of York University in Toronto. "Hummer drivers believe they are defending America's frontier lifestyle against anti-American critics," the study notes, adding that Hummer owners employ the ideology of American foundational myths, such as the "rugged individual," and the "boundless frontier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Hummer Be Headed for the Heap? | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...financial institutions whose recklessness in the name of short-term profiteering is at the root of the trouble. For all the recent signs of improvement, the financial situation is still far from normal. Some huge financial institutions, from AIG to Royal Bank of Scotland, remain on government life support. Jürgen Stark, a board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), recently estimated that financial institutions operating in Europe alone are facing total losses of around $650 billion between 2007 and 2010 - and have so far written down less than half of that amount in their books. "There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Braking the Banks | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...Services—each of which would be chaired by a Dean and correspond to a UC committee.“By and large, [Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith and Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds] liked the recommendations,” said Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II.He said that in response to the report, the College plans to merge the student-faculty committees on House Life and College Life, whose jurisdiction often overlapped, into the Committee on Student Life.“There is a parallelism there,” said Hysen, who is also...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC To Begin Amidst Changes | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...cabinet, Kirwan spent seven years as director of administration and finance at the Massachusetts Port Authority. She also served as deputy commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, which required her to manage the activities of over 2,500 state employees. —Staff writer Bonnie J. Kavoussi can be reached at kavoussi@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Smith Names Mass. Budgetary Chief As FAS Finance Dean | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...Research Assistant Justin J. O’Hagan, who has worked on several studies with Lipsitch, says that the Center will support a “critical mass of researchers” through collaborations with Harvard specialists as well as international scientists, journalists, and public policy experts...

Author: By Huma N. Shah, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Swine Flu Research Takes Hold | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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