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...spike in gas prices is the last thing Detroit needs now, especially General Motors, which had been banking on the launch of redesigned, full-size SUVs like the Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade to help boost sales this year. A few years ago, automakers could count on a core group of 1.5 million households to buy full-size SUVs, according to Art Spinella, president of CNW Marketing Research. Even before this year, higher gas prices had eroded that market. Only about 700,000 U.S. households are now in the market for full-size models. That's why automakers...
...than during any previous summer. It is exciting to see the students’ enthusiastic response to Summers’ call for more widespread participation in research and study abroad, as evidenced by a 20-percent increase in applications to some grants. It is disappointing, however, to see this spike in student enthusiasm not matched by a comparable increase in funding. While many centers, including the Office of International Programs (OIP), indeed have more funding for grants this year, the greater funding has not come close to matching interest. The OIP, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Center...
...Shore Line's cramped 7:35 into Chicago's Randolph Street station from nearby Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind. The 90-minute trip, along the electric-powered silver train that in normal years carries about 13,000 passengers a day in relative comfort, has seen daily ridership spike to over 17,000 at points in recent months. What was once a leisurely, relatively pleasant way to start off and end the workday has become an exercise in elbow wrestling...
...qualified to advise freshmen in choosing classes and concentrations, getting the best education from their professors and teaching fellows, and making the most of their Harvard education. The potential to pick just such successful students is vastly improved by the $1,000 stipend, which has led to a huge spike in applicants. Unfortunately, the apparent patronage employed in selecting some of them may dilute this potential...
...David Ellis was very gracious about the fact that potential customers had a lot of input into his movie. Would other directors you've worked with, like Quentin Tarantino or Spike Lee, have been offended by the idea of giving up some control of their film...