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...center of the drama is Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, 67, the grande dame of one of Germany's richest industrial clans. Last year she spearheaded her car-component company's dramatic 12 billion euro ($16 billion) takeover of a larger rival that left most of Germany breathless - but not quite with admiration. Such buyouts had more often been associated with predatory foreigners (e.g., Americans) than with fellow Germans. The audacious bid smacked of hubris to many Germans and angered labor unions, who warned that the Schaeffler Group was biting off more than it could chew. Indeed, it soon came under immense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: German Company Seeking Bailout Is Tied to Auschwitz | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

After studying private family archives and public documents, Gregor Schöllgen, professor of contemporary history at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, concluded that Wilhelm Schaeffler, Maria-Elisabeth's brother-in-law, cooperated with the Nazis as necessary for personal gain, but that in this way he was not unlike many small entrepreneurs during the Nazi period. He says there is no evidence that Schaeffler was an enthusiastic Nazi or a supporter of Hitler's plans to annihilate Europe's Jews. What does Schöllgen think there is to the story about the Auschwitz hair? "Based on what we know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: German Company Seeking Bailout Is Tied to Auschwitz | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...Jake store may indicate that fewer people are now buying into what the famous stick figures have to say, some customers take comfort in Jake’s encouraging words. “I like what it says,” declared Toledo’s mother, Maria. “I like what that means...

Author: By Gus T. Hickey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Life Isn’t Good | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...with the most recent syllabus with whatever revision the faculty member suggests,” said Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris. “For newer courses we don’t demand a full syllabus but a narrative.” For Folklore and Mythology Professor Maria Tatar, the review process for Literature and Arts A-17: “Childhood: Its History, Philosophy, and Literature” was surprisingly short. “In terms of content, I was quite surprised that were really no changes or tinkering made to my syllabus...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Some Sense Gen Ed Deja Vu | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...could not have performed any better than she did,” Brand said. In the individual foil, junior Arielle Pensler tied for third, taking the bronze, while Anna Podolsky and freshman Shelby MacLeod finished eighth and ninth respectively. In the épeé, Maria Larsson had to settle for second, as she fell to Columbia’s Neely Brandfield-Harvey in a fierce 15-13 bout. All three squads competed well, with the saber squad having a 22-11 day, the foil squad posting a record of 22-10, and the épeé finishing...

Author: By Ricky Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fencers Rack Up Gold At IFA Championships | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

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