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...tomorrow (for example, China could have 140 million cars on the road by 2020). What China and India really need to ensure green development is what the world needs: a broadly accepted post-Kyoto pact that is strict enough to make it economically worthwhile to eliminate carbon emissions. Though actual cuts are off the table for now, Beijing and New Delhi seem willing to discuss softer targets, such as lowering carbon intensity. But they feel that Washington must take the lead. "It is possible for these countries to achieve the growth they deserve without wrecking the climate," says Diringer. "They...
...Agassiz House, the Cronkhite Center, and the Holyoke Center. Starting next year, undergraduate admissions will use the Aggasiz House’s first floor as its principle reception and greeting area, while moving its administrative and financial aid offices to the Cronkhite Center at 86 Brattle Street. The actual undergraduate admissions administration will occupy the ground and first floors of the Cronkhite Center, while the upper floors will continue to house graduate students. The administrative, admissions, and financial aid offices for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will now occupy the third floor of the Holyoke Center. This move...
...Silvio Berlusconi keeps doing anything and everything he wants in extreme ways that politicians elsewhere would never dare—the Italian way. The year I was born, the Italian recovery from the ashes of World War II reached its climax. And, no, I am not referring to my actual birth. In 1987, with bells and whistles, the Ministry of Economy announced the sorpasso: Italy’s GDP had overtaken Britain’s.Since then, however, it has all been downhill. Italian financial scandals, such as the implosion of the dairy colossus Parmalat have made Enron and WorldCom look...
...NCAA Zone Diving Championships with a combined score of 502.40 for the event.“It was my first trip,” Papadakis said. “It was intimidating more so in the sense that there were teams with 18-plus girls rather than the actual diving events. My mentality was that I had nothing to lose, so going into the meet I was pretty confident with myself.”The championship lasted over the course of three days—Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.Like Papadakis, Bassi qualified to compete in two events: the 400-yard...
...lost amidst the fan-boys stories of emulating Led Zeppelin on tour is analysis of why their music is good and groundbreaking, particularly as to the esoteric sampling base that led the way for Prince Paul and Dr. Dre. It is disappointing that there is no scrutiny of the actual material producing their astonishing ascent...