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...making residents concerned about overcrowding, parking, and traffic issues. At the meeting, representatives from Community Builders and CBT Architects, the firm that designed the Charlesview proposal under discussion, said that their main focuses were alleviating the shortage of affordable housing options and addressing the need to keep buildings compact in light of rising energy costs. “Those were the things we thought were important, and that was our logic,” said Willie Jones, senior vice president and director of Community Builders. “Whether we got it right is another issue.” Christopher...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Charlesview Planners Defend Their Proposal | 3/11/2008 | See Source »

...technology to India’s masses, rather than simply avoiding the problem by posturing against the Nano. In a country with such a rapidly growing middle class, on the verge of becoming the world’s largest nation, the Nano is an exceptionally smart innovation. It is compact, it is safe, it is cheap, and above all it is more fuel efficient and produces fewer emissions than the vast majority of cars you’ll find on the Mass Pike or any other American expressway. In short, the development of India’s economy is more...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden | Title: India’s ‘Model T’ | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

Ahsan sounds more conciliatory. He talks of a "grand new compact" among the army, the political parties and the judiciary to defeat extremist forces and restore democracy. There may even be a role for Musharraf, Ahsan adds, but he must first restore the constitution, reinstate the sacked judges and submit to the law. "I am not just saying 'Tordo,'" says Ahsan. "I am also saying 'Jordo,' which means 'Fix it, put it together, repair it.' And I think this nation needs to be put back together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Best Hope for Democracy | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...never know by looking, but there is a logic behind the presidential nominating process. The tiny Iowa caucuses give little-known long shots a chance to build a name through sweat equity. Compact New Hampshire tests the retail skills of the candidates. Elections in South Carolina and Nevada take the show south of the gnat line and west of the Rockies. And then Super Tuesday--the big time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Excess. | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...fellow: solidly built and radiating macho menace - a solemn thug who thinks he's Brando's Stanley Kowalski. When he shows up at the hotel room the girls have taken, Bebe seems open enough: he lays out the procedure in blunt declarative sentences, Yet every soft-spoken word and compact gesture announces his threat to these women who need his services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Not to Have an Abortion | 2/1/2008 | See Source »

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