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...field. FieldTurf has become so popular that other companies, including Southwest, the producer of AstroTurf, have brought out similar products. Many of the new synthetic surfaces surround the grass blades with an all-rubber base, which, some companies say, makes a field even cushier than the sand-and-rubber mix of FieldTurf. For players used to the hard knocks of competition, the future could have a soft landing...
What could possibly turn kids this young into brutal killers? The recipe for violence is almost certainly a mix of bad genes and a bad environment, and the evidence is strong that the recipe is cooked up very early in life. Until about a decade ago, most experts assumed that it was a violent or impoverished upbringing that led to violent adults. "We're depraved," says one of the gang members in West Side Story, "on account of we're deprived." Indeed, studies had suggested a correlation between a harsh childhood and later criminality. The link was strongest for those...
...campaigns that cost anywhere from €150,000 to €2 million. All the major media agencies now include wireless as part of their pitches to big corporate clients. "SMS has gone beyond the stage of quirky little campaigns to become a really valuable part of the marketing mix," says Ben Wood, a senior Gartner analyst. Coca-Cola, whose SMS campaign in Belgium increased café sales of 20-cl bottles of Coke by 8%, is preparing to launch massive SMS marketing campaigns in other European countries. And Sony Computer Entertainment Germany, which conducted an SMS marketing campaign in December...
...Guide, whose cost was estimated around $9,000, was funded by a mix of alumni donations, advertising sales, and grants from the Undergraduate Council and the Harvard Foundation, according to its organizers...
...cost the University tens of millions of dollars annually. Going by the estimates three of the neediest schools provided last winter, to meet their students’ full needs would require more than $30 million per year. Administration sources have said that the Summers initiatives would likely be a mix of debt relief, increased grants and low-interest loans...