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...just might take a sideshow to draw wallet-wary fans to the track. The economic downturn is threatening to decimate high-cost motor sports. For example Formula One, the world's most popular auto-racing circuit, is facing its biggest crisis in 40 years, according to Max Mosley, president of the sport's governing body. He compares F1's status to the global housing and credit bubbles. And since Honda, which had spent about $300 million annually on Formula One, decided to pull out of the sport altogether, F1 has blown a tire. (See pictures of car art by Warhol...
...desalination plant, and conservation will keep water use 60% below the norm. The city's centerpiece will be the Masdar Institute, a graduate academy that will churn out new experts in clean energy. The hope is that a pool of educated workers--plus Masdar's favorable tax policies--will draw green companies to the desert, where they will be able to test their ideas in an environmental Utopia. "There is a visionary component to it," says Frank Mastiaux, CEO of climate and renewables for E.ON, a German energy company. "Masdar and Abu Dhabi have set themselves incredibly high expectations...
...bothers them that they don’t study facts. Being in the humanities myself, I decided to investigate the question, “Should one date outside the humanities?” in the most rigorous possible way. I talked to some people I knew in order to draw broad conclusions about the human condition—or, at least, the human condition at Harvard. “They’re intimidating,” one of my historian friends said, when asked why he had never dated a scientist. There were the logistical issues, of course: their...
...333” provide a mystifying sense of intrigue. Indie lovers have shown affinity for foreign acts in the past, but relatively few bands gain fame without singing at least partially in English. This is not entirely unexpected, as lyrical sophistication often functions as a draw to lesser-known music, giving listeners more than the mindless, bubblegum pop dribble heard on the radio. Malajube, however, have achieved surprising success all while being incomprehensible to a majority of American listeners. For those who don’t speak French, Malajube’s disinterest with singing in English may have removed...
Israel's election on Tuesday ended in a near draw, with the two front runners - centrist Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni and hawkish Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu - each claiming victory. With nearly all votes counted, Livni's party won 28 Knesset seats, and Netanyahu's 27 seats, both falling well short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset...