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...more politically sensitive issue - on both sides of the Pacific - is whether China will continue to allow its currency to appreciate. The RMB is up almost 20% against the U.S. dollar since July of 2005, and that's part of the reason small, low-end Chinese exporters have seen their profits dwindle. A Chinese businessman asked Paulson after his speech whether the renminbi had appreciated sufficiently against the dollar. Paulson didn't answer directly, but in Beijing they know what the answer is: you bet it has. With Chinese growth slowing significantly and the economic pain spreading, "any further liberalization...
...long been a fan of the Sonos music system, a collection of small, cigar-box-sized devices that attach to any stereo in my home and allow me to wirelessly stream digital music. I couple it with the music subscription service, Rhapsody, and get access to some 5 million songs - virtually anything I want to hear, whenever I want to hear...
...tours, talks with project overseers, and input from students offered ample advice and put Harvard’s impending renovations in perspective. “At the beginning of a very large—and very expensive—Harvard House renewal initiative, the trip was designed to allow Harvard faculty and administrators to benefit from the experience gained by our colleagues at Yale and Princeton, who have already launched their own house renewal projects,” said Quincy House master Lee Gehrke. Yale has been in the middle of a long-term renovation of its 12 residential Colleges...
...largest cities, but with the new mesh technology, costs could be reduced to $3 million per city. In a traditional wireless network, computers rely upon a single access point. In a mesh system, each computer can act as an access point. “This reduction in costs would allow us to reach developing communities,” Navarro said. The judging panel appeared to be pleased with the overall quality of the pitches. “This competition was a great opportunity to test drive ideas in front of a live audience,” said Jeffrey A. Korn...
...change the way our state is run, and Question 3’s proposed ban is a matter for legitimate discussion. We must, however, also take care to wield that power carefully—a responsibility that makes this particular initiative seem hasty and unjustified. Next Tuesday, we must allow prudence to trump perpetual intervention, and trust all of our citizens to make responsible decisions about their leisure time. If, in coming years, state residents vote definitively against dog racing with their wallets—as they seem to be doing already—then the matter will be settled...