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...Educational Policy Committee (EPC) report, which deals with changes to concentration structure, was released to pointed criticism prior to last month’s Faculty meeting. In response, committee member David I. Laibson told professors yesterday that his group had abandoned a recommendation to force concentrations to trim their requirements down to no more than 12 courses...
...executive vice president at Warner Music, Liles, 37, recently published an inspirational book called Make It Happen. TIME's Dorinda Elliott talked with him about the race factor in business and playing the card game Guts with Jay-Z--but only after a barber gave Liles a trim in the Atlantic Records office...
...were playing really well...I kind of assumed that we were going to win,” O’Riain said. “Before we knew it, it was five all, six all, and then we got nervous.” Long and Anundsen were able to trim Harvard’s edge to 7-6, with O’Riain serving to win the match. O’Riain was unable to get her solid first serve over consistently, and the Tar Heels took advantage, capturing the game and then holding serve...
While many vehicles today have some features recommended by the scientists, none have them all. Why? Before the latest gas spike, the incentives weren't there. Most automakers claimed consumers cared about fuel economy less than about performance. Detroit's dismal sales have also forced companies to trim costs and cut back on fuel-saving technologies. But the next generation of SUVs and pickups won't guzzle quite so much fuel. GM says its 2007 full-size models will get 9% better mileage. The 2006 Ford Explorer boosts mileage 10%, thanks to improvements like a six-speed transmission. Chrysler...
...Hurricane Katrina, the Energy Information Administration forecasts that homeowners will pay an average of $378 more this year for heating oil, up 32% from last year. Natural gas will cost $350 more, up 48%, and heating a home with electricity will run homeowners $38 more, up 5%. To trim 3% to 5% from your bill, set the thermostat at 68 in winter, 78 in summer. Padding the attic insulation can save 30%. Switching old heating and cooling appliances for those with the government-backed Energy Star label could cut energy bills...