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...with his vision," says Paul Alivisatos, who was Chu's deputy there. But some scientists bristled at Chu's demand for dramatic scientific breakthroughs - brand-new ways to store energy, sequester carbon or fuel cars - as opposed to incremental engineering improvements. "Chu likes flashy, sexy technological fixes that attract a lot of attention. He gets bored when they aren't nano-this or bio-that," says University of Texas engineering professor Tad Patzek, who left the Berkeley Lab after clashing with...
...benefits of using a REIT structure are threefold: private-equity firms can access equity capital quickly, use shares as currency in making future acquisitions and distribute a dividend to attract investors, says Steven Marks, managing director at Fitch Ratings...
...weeks are high. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a long defender of the pre-internet election law that more or less limits campaign materials to postcards, posters and leaflets, is in fierce competition with the major opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Both parties want to attract young voters, who are increasingly seen as crucial in winning this month's polls. Recent polls show the DPJ ahead of the LDP by a margin of about 15 points: 34.6% to 20%, according to Tokyo Shimbun; 32.6% to 16.5%, according to Kyodo News. (See pictures of Japan...
When congress voted in june to play car dealer, some observers fretted that offering consumers $3,500 to $4,500 to trade in a gas guzzler for a more fuel-efficient new car wasn't going to be generous enough to attract many takers...
...Turning our state into a terrorist penal colony is not how to attract new families and business investment.' PETE HOEKSTRA, Republican Representative from Michigan, opposing President Obama's proposal to transfer Guantánamo Bay detainees to facilities in Michigan or Kansas or put them on trial in U.S. courts...