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...home. He was 87. Thurston joined the HBS faculty in 1958 after receiving his doctorate in business administration at the school. As a faculty member, Thurston taught in both the MBA and Executive Education programs while also serving in administrative roles. Colleagues remembered Thurston last week as honest and warm. “He was a native of Maine...and it seemed to me he personified the good traits that I associated with ‘Mainiacs’—directness, no nonsense,” said colleague and close friend Charles M. Williams...
...days, other than that it was a lot warmer,” senior captain Jennifer Cronan said. “That’s the reason we went to Georgia, in search of better weather. It makes it a lot easier if you’re playing in warm weather; it’s a lot easier to swing if your muscles aren’t cold.” Freshman Ali Bode was the top finisher for the squad, with a fourth place individual finish. She shot a 77, 80, and 83 for a total...
...Farrell, who was the chief executive of Westport, one of the largest towns in the district, will be a tough opponent for Shays. She's well known in the area from her previous run, is an effective fundraiser and has a warm, engaging campaign style. She also has the natural advantage that the district leans Democratic these days; John Kerry defeated President Bush there by six points in 2004, and polls have shown 66% of people in Connecticut disapprove of President Bush's performance. "The issues are more mature" than two years ago, Farrell says. And Shays "has been carrying...
...debate over whether Earth is warming up is over. Now we're learning that climate disruptions feed off one another in accelerating spirals of destruction. Scientists fear we may be approaching the point of no return THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT Without the greenhouse effect, life on Earth would not be possible. Energy from the sun is absorbed by the planet and radiated back out as heat.Atmospheric gases like carbon dioxide trap that heat and keep it from leaking into space. That's what keeps us warm at night...
...tiny far north Queensland town had enjoyed some blue skies and a light breeze, making the urgent warnings on television and radio sound faintly ridiculous. But 650 km to the northeast, Larry was sucking power from the moisture-laden tropical air, its growth favored by circulation patterns over the warm coral seas south of Solomon Islands. Overnight, the 200-km-wide Category Four storm zeroed in on the cane and banana farming district...