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...Consumer Reports survey shows that 78% of people polled are unlikely to buy a car from a bankrupt car company. Nearly two-thirds said they were highly unlikely to make a purchase under those circumstances. Another recent study by market research firm CNW polled consumers who plan to buy a new car within six months. More than 8o% of the respondents said they would switch brands if the vehicle they wanted came from an automaker that went bankrupt. A third survey, this one from Rasmussen, showed that 51% of consumer said they would not buy a car from a manufacturer...
...calling for a study of egg donors, who could also serve as a natural control group for a study of cancer in women who are treated for infertility. Another long-standing question among doctors and donors is whether egg donation affects future fertility, says Schneider, who has conducted a survey of 155 egg donors and heard several reports of fertility problems among women post-donation. Schneider concedes that her poll was too informal and small to lead to any conclusions and suggests that a larger, national study be undertaken...
...landscape of severance negotiation has changed dramatically since the last recession. In 2001, just 5% of professional workers and 4% of administrative and support staffers negotiated their exit packages, according to a survey by human-resources consultancy Lee Hecht Harrison. In 2008 a full 31% of professionals and some 22% of administrative workers did. Building up the gumption to ask for a better deal is particularly important today as struggling companies offer less: nearly a tenth of firms are on the cusp of reducing cash payments, according to a survey by the consultancy Hewitt Associates, and a good many...
...Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy”—that resemble the introductory couplings already present in the Physics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Life Sciences concentrations. Both courses in the new introductory pairing will use only single variable calculus, and will provide a rigorous survey of astrophysics—addressing “everything from black holes to the Big Bang,” according to Charbonneau.The department will also offer a secondary field next year for students interested in astrophysics who do not wish to make the subject their primary concentration. PICK AND CHOOSEThe department has fashioned three...
...Change is hard," says John Glaser, vice president of Partners HealthCare System, which responded to the survey. "Human beings struggle with that, and physicians are no different...