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...decline in sales of the pinks and blues and, more recently, of the yellows has been apparent for several years," says J.J. Betts, brand director for PureVia, which is manufactured by Whole Earth Sweetener Co. Its parent company, Merisant, manufactures Equal. "We know stevia is the next generation of mass-marketed sweeteners in this country...
WORCESTER, Mass.—There are few archetypical plots in American sports culture more beloved than the underdog story. Jesse Owens sprinting to glory in defiance of Hiter’s Nazi regime. An amateur ragtag United States hockey team dismantling a polished Soviet machine with a miracle. Rocky Balboa.These are the tales that capture the American sports fan’s imagination most vividly, and yet their appeal lies in their scarcity. David rarely beats Goliath.This was made all too clear in the Harvard football team’s 27-20 loss to Holy Cross on Saturday...
...consulting firm. Overall movie theater attendance has actually risen during the recession, so the timing seems right. But Ganis worries that sports consumption has become too personalized - in the living room, on the computer, on the cell phone - for fans to abruptly change their habits. "The days when a mass audience went to movie theaters to watch a live event have come and gone," he says...
Over the summer, the MBTA announced that it was considering fare hikes and service reductions to help eliminate the agency's $180 million budget deficit and $5 billion debt. But Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick '78 has suspended planned public discussions on the service changes, and it's unclear if the proposals are still on the table...
...Friday on Quds Day, ostensibly an annual memorial in support of the Palestinian people. The authorities are certainly worried about an uncontrollable crowd of seething young students. They have reasons to be fearful. The government shut down campuses early because of the presidential election, but students nevertheless led the mass protests that followed the announcement of the results. Roughly half of Tehran's students are from out of town, and these students were sent packing in mid-June. They are now streaming back to start the new school year, swelling the size of the student population to levels not seen...