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Acknowledging the challenge of selling premium motorcycles in this economic environment, Harley-Davidson recently introduced a print ad aiming to play on the Sportster Iron 883's relatively low price. The message: "About six bucks a day. Cheaper than your smokes, a six-pack, a lap dance, a bar tab, another tattoo, a parking ticket ..." The Sportster line is expected to account for a larger share of Harley-Davidson's sales this year - though still less than 25% of the total. (The company notes that there is still a waiting list for the new $29,000 Tri-Glide Ultra Classic...
...mortgage on a house which is worth only $200,000 will keep that house off the market if at all possible, to avoid having to come up with $100,000 to subsidize a sale. That house sits in limbo while the government makes the monthly mortgage payment low enough to keep it in the hands of its owner. Excess home inventory growth is artificially arrested because residences which would normally be for sale are kept off the market...
...Because of low overhead costs in the custodial industry, the request is likely to translate into hefty staff reductions at OneSource as well, although Harvard has not explicitly directed OneSource to reduce staff, said Daniel B. Becker, an organizer for Service Employees International Union Local...
...killed and injured scores of Tamil men, women, and children awaiting transport to safer areas. A day later, the LTTE shot and killed 19 civilians as they attempted to cross over to government held areas. The incident was not widely reported in international media, perhaps due to its low political appeal. However, it is absolutely imperative that we resolve—as a global community—that no rebel group or government be allowed to commit such crimes against humanity again...
...council expects student groups to request funds in the spring because national competitions—many of which occur in the second semester, according to Iyer—are eligible for funding. “We’re responding to the fact that our caps were too low and making sure that our policies are helpful,” said UC President Andrea R. Flores ’10. “This semester was a trial period.” And with raised caps and potentially more events needing support, Flores said the UC is anticipating more applications...