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...mother of three young girls (and a boy), I was disappointed in "Barbie Boots Up," describing Mattel's president Jill Barad and the launch of three Barbie interactive computer programs [BUSINESS, Nov. 11]. Sure, my girls like to play with Barbie--a lot, in fact. But we encourage our children to engage in a variety of activities. I fail to see how creating 15,000 Barbie fashion outfits on a computer will give girls an edge. I'm amazed at how American society reinforces extreme stereotyping, as with this Barbie software, and then bemoans the fact that young girls...
Harvard Planning and Real Estate will pick up some of the campus renovation's $185 million tab. HBS will also launch a fundraising campaign for the project
Kott not only has ties to several major shareholders, but he has also helped launch the discount-brokerage business, restructured the company's debt and supervised advertising and marketing. Until a few months ago, he spent 50% to 60% of his time at JB Oxford's headquarters--in an office that was larger than Rubenstein's own digs. (Although Rubinstein points out, "I have the corner office...
...launch Operation Mincemeat in 1943, the British commandeered the corpse of a man who had just died in England. They dressed him in a military uniform, stuffed his pockets with small change and the bogus personal papers of one Major Martin, and chained a briefcase to him that contained disinformation about Allied "plans" for a Balkans invasion--when the real target was Sicily. Then they set the body adrift near the Spanish coast. As expected, Spanish officials retrieved the body and passed the briefcase to Nazi agents. They read the plans and alerted their masters, who duly diverted their troops...
CAPE CANAVERAL: Mars Pathfinder's long journey to the red planet must begin, like any other, with a single step. For NASA scientists, that first step was delayed again early Tuesday morning as Pathfinder's scheduled launch was scrubbed again for the second time in as many days. The weather, Monday's culprit, was near-perfect; this time a computer on the ground was to blame, failing with just over a minute remaining in the countdown. A backup computer also would not work, leading officials to suspect a software problem. NASA scientists say they must launch the $196M Pathfinder...