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...what's Plan B? Some hope that China, whose investment in Burma helps prop up the junta, could pressure the generals to allow in more aid. (After an earthquake struck the central Chinese province of Sichuan on May 12, killing and injuring tens of thousands, China sent out relief teams immediately and said it would accept foreign aid.) But even if China is willing to speak out, it's hard to know just how much influence it would have on Burma's top brass. The extent of the regime's disconnect with reality struck me as I drove the broad...
...fail to live up to their promise, it’ll serve as a stimulant—and you’re going to need all the stimulation you can get before that final tomorrow you haven’t started studying for. All the vitamins that start with B-something are your best friend, because they’ll help that hangover you got “studying.” The other important stuff in your drink, like ginseng, and ginko, are basically there to make it sound healthy, but are otherwise pretty useless. What about rest? Well...
...fuel cell-based lighting system that generates a current from the energy produced by metabolizing microbes in soil or manure. The technology produces enough energy to power a cell phone or a radio—little commodities that are especially important in a place with no electricity, said Alexander B. Fabry ’09, a member of Lebone Solutions. The device was designed by a team of six students and alumni, including Van Vuuren, Fabry, Stephen H. Lwendo ’10, David M. Sengeh ’10, Zoe Sachs-Arellano ’07, and graduate student...
...your house, and the overall cost of the Census increases,” Williams said. “Money that would have gone to your community will go elsewhere, and you are at risk of losing a congressional representative in the aggregate.” Reverend Kenneth B. Miller, chairman of the Census Advisory Committee on the African American Population, praised Williams’s initial recommendations, which she presented at the group’s annual meeting last month. “She certainly will be a tremendous asset,” he said. The Census Bureau formed...
...exhibition, by one quotation from Pollack in particular: “My concern is with the rhythms of nature...I work inside out, like nature.” The exhibition will run at the Harvard Museum of Natural History through Feb. 8, 2009. —Staff writer Alexander B. Cohn can be reached at abcohn@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Betsy L. Mead can be reached at emead@fas.harvard.edu...