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...Houston Petroleum Club, now high atop the city's ExxonMobil building, had always been where oil executives and adventurers gathered to discuss "bidness." But these days, more and more energy executives are meeting at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, where Tiger Woods recently played, to discuss their deals. So, it shouldn't have been too surprising when Halliburton Chairman and CEO David Lesar announced that he was moving the headquarters of the enormous oil construction and logistics company to the business capital of the United Arab Emirates. The rest of the industry was migrating that way already...
...Houston have been saying that the energy industry in Houston needs to be a lot more innovative," Jaffe said. Energy industry and political leaders are beginning to develop wind energy offshore in the Gulf, and look to other alternatives. From now on, the "bidness" discussions at the Petroleum Club are more likely to focus on new energy technologies like carbon sequestration than wildcatting...
...abolition of eggs from battery-cage facilities from our dining halls. But Hoopes doesn’t have all her cruelty-free eggs in one basket—as Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) comes to their decision, Hoopes is focusing her attention on another cause: starting a vegetarian club on campus. The Harvard Vegetarian Society is still an unofficial group, but is applying for official recognition from the university. “We’re trying to build a Harvard-wide community in which vegetarians can come together, share food and talk about animal welfare issues...
When Bulgarians think of spring, “a fat lady with very red cheeks” comes to mind. At least, according to Sonia K. Todorova ’07 of the Harvard Bulgarian Club. “She’s moody like March,” Todorova explains, “moody like Boston.” Last Friday, Bulgarians and their friends came together in Boylston Hall for an Harvard-style Sedianka. It was your typical college party but with less booze and more traditional meat dishes from the old country. Harvard and MIT students alike...
...case of final club exclusivity, not getting an invitation to a party may be kind of crappy, but it is hardly indicative of widespread social malaise. If anything, it’s just a symptom of what we already knew about Harvard students: many of them are pretty socially awkward. It should not be a surprise that a great chunk of them haven’t gotten over a middle school model of social interactions...