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...many ways, these companies are technology's standard-bearers, though their guiding philosophies differ. Google, for instance, advocates an "open" Web and tends to push for open standards and alliances among developers. Facebook, with its gated community of 70 million active users, offers a more controlled experience and, so far at least, wants to keep its users safely within its walls. Apple comes from the old world. Its elegant products cocoon customers from the chaos of the information age, but the Apple experience tends to be highly controlled, with Apple hardware at the end points and Apple software and services...
...average self-reported GPA was 3.53, and the average for men and women did not differ significantly. The GPA for varsity athletes was .14 lower and .11 lower for those involved in single-sex social clubs, including final clubs, fraternities, and sororities...
...spoken passionately against Bush's policy on torture, and condemned the record-breaking growth in government spending that has taken place on Bush's watch. But that fiscal restraint also limits McCain's policy options, which may be why his approaches to health care and the economy don't differ a great deal from the President's. When you boil it all down, global warming is the issue that sets McCain furthest apart from Bush...
...extensive—Public Service Loan Repayment Programs (PSLRPs) that help graduates repay educational loans if they pursue a public service career. The percentage of debt repaid by the university varies based on the loan interest rate and salary earned by the student, and the specifics of each program differ from school to school. Nonetheless, all of these programs help to ensure that debt will not dictate the career choices of students by encouraging graduates to pursue nonprofit careers...
Gingrich even published a book last year entitled A Contract with the Earth, calling for a conservative path to dealing with climate change. His solutions differ from those favored by many Democrats and environmentalists, who call for a strong carbon-cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time. Gingrich, true to his GOP roots, advocates private market incentives to encourage the development and dissemination of alternative energy technology, like a $1 billion prize for creating a workable hydrogen-powered car engine. In his view a Kyoto Protocol-style policy will never work, largely because the developing countries...