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...That said, there are many auto-industry executives who maintain that the hype has gotten well ahead of reality. There is no infrastructure, in the form of battery-charging stations, to support pure electric models. Electric cars now coming to market are also expensive, costing more than $20,000 even with the subsidy, a stiff price in a country where the annual average income is less than $10,000. That's part of the reason that BYD, since introducing a hybrid electric in December, has sold just 80 of them. CEO Wang Chuanfu expects that BYD will lower the price...
...Additionally, freshman Holly Cao rebounded from early-season injuries to post an impressive 7-1 record. The Crimson attributes its success to playing as a team and collectively reaching toward the same goal, despite the many notable individual performances.“Holly has been great a role model for us…she definitely leads by example,” Rosekrans said. “Still, everyone is just doing their share. No one sees it as a competition…everyone is on the same page and that has been really helpful.”Perhaps where...
...Moody’s, like rival firms Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch, Inc., follows a “corporation-paid” model, in which the corporation issuing a security pays for Moody’s to rate that security. This creates a conflict of interest. Since rating agencies want to keep a steady flow of business, they have good reason to overrate securities and make their customers—the issuers—happy. Indeed, rating agencies in the past have given collaborative feedback to issuers to such an extent, some argue, that their ratings...
Apart from Cohen’s athletic prowess, the attacker’s attitude both on and off the turf has made him a model player for coaches and teammates alike. Motschwiller notes that Cohen’s love for the game is both evident and inspiring in every situation...
...members who are better qualified. Elizabeth B. Hadaway ’09, another TFA recruit, said, “I’m not sure why being a teacher for a long time is inherently a priority over being a good teacher. I think TFA prides itself on its model of no excuses and significant gains.” Stutman said that he is not opposed to the TFA program, but believes that its introduction to Boston was handled poorly. “They are doing a disservice to their own members, their own people and to the mission...