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Though the first oil-sands plant, a small undertaking pioneered by Sun Oil Co., opened in 1967, it wasn't until the 1970s that Canada really got serious. Realizing that most oil companies would be reluctant to commit long-term money, the Alberta provincial government in 1974 launched the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) to provide seed money and fund research. AOSTRA formed partnerships with oil companies and conducted tests. That work helped make oil sands economically feasible, says Eddy Isaacs, managing director of the Alberta Energy Research Institute. Perhaps more important, Isaacs says, the work showed...
...CHINA ... No Satisfaction Chinese fans of the Rolling Stones face disappointment with the cancellation of concerts scheduled for next month in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Organizers of a series of shows in Hong Kong aimed at boosting the territory's image post-SARS said the Stones did not commit to appear in time, so negotiations collapsed. They said the band had been unable to set up its planned concerts on the mainland to coincide with the Hong Kong dates...
Team officials contact recruited applicants as often as once a week, passing along word from their admissions liaison—often, according to Mazzoleni, a request for the student to produce a higher slate of SAT scores or semester grades. Yet while convincing the recruit not to commit elsewhere, they are simultaneously lobbying their admissions liaison to accept him. Most coaches express frustration at their inability to push admissions too far. “We don’t have much control in the process,” says Mazzoleni. “Ultimately, it’s their decision...
...said the sit-in pushed Bunting to commit $5,000 to outreach efforts and to recruit a black administrator...
...around the world, corrupt governments murder political dissidents, deny freedom of speech and commit genocide. We know this corruption all too well at Harvard, from reading about it in newspapers and studying it in our classes. Yet, Harvard is actually aiding and abetting one of the most egregious of these corrupt governments...