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...only U.S. store selling that Eagles CD was Wal-Mart, for the bargain price of $11.88. The average price of a CD in Europe dropped by 4% between 2003 and 2006, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. One way to maintain price levels is to offer deluxe products that pair a standard CD with a fancy book, live recording or DVD. Radiohead figured that out: aside from its pay-what-you-want download offer, the band flogged a special-edition box set of In Rainbows for $80 a piece. And a repackaged, "deluxe" version of Back To Black, bundling Winehouse's 2006 album...
...complicated thesis research grant program proved difficult to navigate. Over 30 different institutions at Harvard offer thesis research grants to undergraduates, and although a common application exists, it isn’t widley used. Students must provide extensive supplementary materials—in addition to the standard transcript and letters of recommendation, applicants are required to submit a proposal and budget that detail exactly what they intend to research, how they intend to do it, and how much it will cost. Estimating the cost of living in rural China—or wherever research may lead—isn?...
...Ferguson began the panel by comparing test scores among different racial groups, noting trends associated with racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. He also emphasized that the racial achievement gap exists among all social levels. Other panelists identified ways to help combat this gap. “There is no standard way to fix it,” said former Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Vice President Cedric Jones. Jones praised schools’ willingness to try new and different methods of addressing the problem, including peer mentor programs and parent advocacy groups. HKS student Joshua Garriga added that providing decent jobs, encouraging integrity...
...probably missed Housing Day for rehearsal, but that’s pretty standard for residents of Adams, Quincy, and Lowell...
...starts like this: six students sitting around an oval table, eyes on the projector screen, faces barely visible in the sodden light of an early March morning. Their dress is standard-issue—black wind pants, olive green windbreakers, and gray T-shirts. They are attentive. They are quiet. They are getting a lesson in warfare from the Spartan King Leonidas...