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...familiar and widely accepted (if with some degree of resignation), there is another strain of brand name promotion slowly establishing itself on Harvard’s campus and on college campuses across the nation. Certain companies are targeting Harvard students by hiring them as “campus reps.” From the marketer’s perspective, college students are not only easy to target, but are among the most lucrative consumer groups—if their loyalty can be retained.The slow but certain saturation of Harvard’s campus with brand names trying to establish themselves...
Adam Coffin, a research analyst for Rep. Jay Kaufman (D-Arlington), said the bill met with little opposition, despite the fact that states lack jurisdiction over foreign policy. It was passed by both houses of the state legislature, with considerable support from community activists and key legislators, Coffin said...
...industry expo, with barkers urging visitors to increase productivity or cut costs rather than ride a pony or eat corn dogs. John Deere salesmen showed off their largest machinery ever, including a 530-horsepower tractor and a combine that costs $410,000 fully equipped. At the Firestone tent, a rep said the company is preparing a 91-in. (230 cm) farm tire, taller than Yao Ming. TopCon Precision Agriculture exhibited GPS gadgets that adjust your spraying and watering according to the topography of your fields and can even steer your tractor. ADM Financial advisers showed how to hedge risk...
...from the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights advocacy organization, in 2006.Leach’s positions have occasionally brought him into conflict with his own party leadership. In 1996, he voted against the GOP’s nominee for speaker of the House, citing ethics concerns about then-Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).Despite those tensions, Leach helped to push through one of the biggest banking reforms in U.S. history, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. The legislation allowed banks to affiliate freely with securities and insurance firms and included new privacy regulations for financial institutions...
...investment in Myanmar was unanimously approved by the Cambridge City Council yesterday. Burmese students from Harvard and two other colleges joined four Cambridge residents at last night’s weekly meeting to urge the Council to pass the resolution. The bill, H. 2729, was first introduced by State Rep. Byron D. Rushing (D-Boston) in January. It would also support shareholder resolutions calling on corporations to promote democracy in Myanmar. “As a leader in human rights and democracy, Massachusetts has an obligation to support the people of Burma,” a senior using the pseudonym...