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Nokia's Business Boom For Nokia, the world's largest mobile-phone maker, this might shape up to be an explosive Christmas season. Consumer groups in Germany and Belgium warned that the batteries in some of Nokia's most popular phones can short-circuit, overheat and even blow up. The announcement, made after extensive testing by Belgium 's Test-Aankoop association, set off a storm; consumers flooded the group's switchboard reporting their own mobile problems. The firm insists its batteries are safe and says many that the Belgians tested were counterfeit. Consumer groups say it's impossible to tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Watch | 11/16/2003 | See Source »

Kahlenberg in particular mentions former University President Derek Bok, who along with Princeton President William G. Bowen authored a seminal book on race in admissions, The Shape of the River. Bok, says Kahlenberg, is typical of Harvard’s “We’d love to have more poor kids but they just aren’t academically prepared” stance...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Classy Affair | 11/13/2003 | See Source »

Having worked hard all offseason to get in the best shape of his life, Packard was prepared for his promotion to the top forward line. He and other teammates, including Pettit, lived together this summer and worked out four times a week, focusing on conditioning. He also joined with several of them to play in a summer league together...

Author: By Ashwin M. Krishnan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Packin' Heat: Packard Moves Up | 11/13/2003 | See Source »

...Students use exercise in many ways—to relax, to socialize, to stay in shape,” Gross said. “The president, the masters and I want to support this...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College To Subsidize House Gyms | 11/12/2003 | See Source »

...products, including an antiaging skin-care line; starting an e-commerce website; and aggressively expanding overseas, especially in such emerging markets as Eastern Europe and Latin America. "A mother has to be healthy to birth a child," Jung says. "Our parent company has never been in better shape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing: Avon's Makeover | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

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