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Which brings us to the second, more unusual aspect of The 39 Clues: those "multiple stages of discovery and imagination" Spielberg mentioned. When you buy a copy of The Maze of Bones, you'll find a pocket in the inside front cover that contains a pack of six trading cards. If you like them, you can buy more - there are 355 cards in all - and trade them with your friends. The cards come with various points and clues and puzzles on them, in a system so complicated you would have to be 13 years old or younger to understand...
...says. "It's that role-playing; it's about being involved in a story. That's what kids want." But what if those extra dimensions send kids the message that for a story to feel real, a mere book isn't enough? With its glossy clear plastic front cover, The Maze of Bones hardly looks like a book at all. It looks like a toy. Like Voldemort and his horcruxes, its soul has been divided among multiple vessels. But what Voldemort failed to understand, of course, is that each division diminishes the whole...
...California real estate and founded two Fortune 500 companies, gave their first $100 million to the institute in 2003, intending that the gift would be spent over 10 years. The gave another $100 million gift in 2005. Broad said that the endowment created by him and his wife would cover only about $20 million of the institute’s annual $150 million budget, the rest of which would continue to be filled by federal grants. “So we made this $100 million bet, then a $200 million dollar bet,” said Broad, a well-known...
...Zimbabwe to the economic impact of climate change policy, the center announced Monday. The fellowship program was founded along with the Shorenstein Center in 1986. During their time at the center, fellows complete research projects and spend time interacting with Kennedy School students and faculty. After writing a cover story for Time Magazine about Al Gore and his work on climate change, Eric A. Pooley began working on a book about the politics of climate policy. While at the center, Pooley plans to research how the press is writing about the climate issue and the economic impact of climate legislation...
...very aggressive goal for the University to reduce greenhouse gases,” Gray said, “and renewables may have a significant role.” While small-scale wind turbines are the first step, much work remains if Harvard is to actually use renewable energy to cover a significant share of its energy needs, according to Schrag. “It is important to realize that [the turbines] are symbolic, and are not an alternative to doing something more substantive,” Schrag said. “We need to think about how Harvard can change...