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...going to be in the future," he says. "It appears we have reached a tipping point. Global demand is ahead of global supply. Certainly it looks like the energy demand is going to grow." Honda, which posted record sales in May thanks to the popularity of its compact Civic, also is amping up the production of hybrid vehicles in the next several months. Honda's new small gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle will have expected annual global sales of 200,000 units per year - approximately 100,000 of which are bound for the North American market starting next year...
...Despite their grievances over the perceived communication breakdown, some Allston residents said they are optimistic about the proposed Harvard Art Museum space in their community. Though Allston Civic Association President Paul Berkeley acknowledged that there was a lot of quick opposition to the museum upon its first proposal, he said, “I would like to see that given more discussion, because I see some benefit to a cultural use of that area...
...your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” his call to service was more than a mere platitude. His message reflected a fervent belief that the concerned citizen ought to contribute part of his life to the national interest, a civic philosophy that had been cultivated while a young Jack Kennedy was at Harvard. Today, it is unfortunate that more Americans have not heeded Kennedy’s important call, but even more discouraging that the call itself has been dismissed not only as trite but as too ideal and na?...
...economics department is delighted that our field commands such strong student interest. We believe an “economic understanding” of the world is essential to civic engagement, productivity in the work place, and good personal financial management. Indeed, this mission—preparing students to be engaged citizens and leaders—is mirrored in the preamble of Harvard’s newly adopted General Education curriculum...
...candidates have been frequent visitors to Big Sky Country. Both showed up on April 5 for the state Democrats' annual Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner at the Civic Center in Butte (where the last major event was December's spectacular funeral ceremony for native son Evel Knievel). Obama has been running prime-time TV ads in Montana markets for the past month, the latest using footage of his Montana appearances. Clinton's cash-strained campaign, meanwhile, waited until just a few days before the vote to place her spots. But she has also been represented in the state by surrogates like husband...