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...without turning to even more expensive methods of water reclamation, like desalinization. But what we really need to do is treat water as the limited resource it is, first by limiting pollution, then by reusing it as much as possible. The U.N.'s Barlow - whose mandate is to increase access to clean water for the 1.7 billion people worldwide who now lack it - is doubtful about the cost of recycling programs like Orange County's, especially for poorer countries. She'd like to see more focus on keeping water sources clean in the first place. But she knows recycling...
Although the panel did not hammer out specific policy details, New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt (who is also a plasma physicist) says Democrats are keen to push ahead on earlier proposals to improve teacher training in math, science and engineering, and to expand broadband Internet access nationwide...
Last November, a version of New York City's rat map was made public (first-time visitors may not be able to access the map immediately; send an e-mail to ratportal@health.nyc.gov to learn the workaround). You can search by zip code or exact address for information about the number of inspections or notices of violation at a given property. The interface of the public map is a bit clunky and hard to navigate, which may be why the city is sponsoring training sessions for community groups and other interested organizations. "We do hope to make this a bit more...
...world-class faculty, a student body from every corner of the globe, and access to the largest private library collection on the planet was good. But it was not good enough for Katherine L. Peisker ’09. After spending her first two years inside Harvard’s ivy-clad gates, Peisker decided to look beyond the Yard to broaden her education. Bidding farewell to her blockmates in Leverett House, Peisker took off on a year-long journey, spending the first half of her junior year living in Moscow and the second studying in a Ukrainian Greek Catholic...
Hayward argued that the ATM would make students safer by allowing them nearby access to money. One safety issue that administrators are examining is where to place the ATM in relation to ID swipe access points...