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...years ago Bent formed SunNight Solar to manufacture and distribute inexpensive solar-powered flashlights. His BOGO (for "Buy One, Give One"; buy one in the U.S., and SunNight sends one to Africa) lights were a perfect fit for sun-rich Africa, providing five hours of illumination - with energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) - after a 10-hour charge. Bent designed the flashlights himself - even making one model in pink, to discourage men from seizing the products from women. (They wouldn't want to be seen with the feminine-looking lights.) But he ran into a problem: unlike kerosene lamps, which...
...Mark Bent had a bright idea. The former U.S. diplomat and oilman had spent years in Africa, and as his working career wound down, he wanted to give back. The continent has no shortage of persistent problems, but Bent tackled one that was both simple and pervasive: the lack of artificial light. Many Africans lack access to regular electricity, leaving them at the mercy of expensive battery-powered flashlights, polluting kerosene lamps - or simply in the dark. No electric light may mean that a child can't study after the sun sets, or that young girls need to spend more...
...Over the embargo’s long history, each of its clauses has been bent, tweaked, removed, or renamed. The argument for its maintenance is old, tired, and in fact, far less nuanced than we might think. Any geopolitical excuses we once had for this vengeful act of soft imperialism have disappeared with the downfall of communism; its harsh measures are today propped up only by stubbornness and spite. Any moral argument surely cannot justify the suffering of the Cuban people, which in some respects is no one’s responsibility...
...difference between parties is clearest when we look at the online apparel stores visited by the two groups. Democratic segments reflect an urban bent in visits to Baby Phat, Dr. Jays and luxury brand Gucci, while the Republican segment's sites mirror an upscale suburban mall with Ann Taylor, Abercrombie for Kids and J Crew...
...match. “The most important part was that we didn’t have two players on the court,” head coach Jose Barbosa said. “Both of them were injured. My setter has a hurt wrist and one of my middles bent his ankle.” Due to the missing players, Harvard’s entire lineup shifted. The usual libero, senior Brian Rapp, was filling in for setter. Taking Rapp’s spot was freshmen Jeff Nathan, who saw increased time on the court. Coming in to the game...