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...Solar Power Soars. Tapping energy directly from the sun and converting it into electricity has long been a dream of ecovisionaries. Falling costs for equipment and steadily rising efficiency have finally brought solar power into the realm of the practical. The most solid indication that the technology is here to stay: 68 utilities, serving 40% of the nation's electricity consumers, formed a consortium to buy $500 million worth of solar-energy panels during the next six years. That promises to be just the jump-start solar manufacturers need to hold their own with the big boys...
...Then he saw a vision of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which he believed meant he would pray there before he died. He realized that the only way to fulfill that dream was to work out a peace with Israel. The realities of the moment left him little choice: Arafat and his organization were in trouble. After losing his Soviet sponsors, he alienated his rich Arab patrons by siding with Iraq in the Gulf War. Strapped for cash, he had to cut back funding for Palestinian schools and hospitals, students' tuition and widows' pensions in the occupied territories, which hurt...
...films are in the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, one of the world’s premier modern art museums. This year, she was appointed to a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute. She hopes to finish a planned trilogy on suburbia and the American dream, to continue writing, and to “create a multiple image installation” at Agassiz Theatre in Radcliffe Yard. “The Future Is Behind You” will be presented at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Movie House II, at 9:30 p.m. on November...
...Shrek” mode of contemporary ironic detachment from traditional cartoons. We begin with a riff on how to start a fairy tale, including a faux “Lion King” opening, as if Disney felt like taking self-effacing shots at the Mouse, ala the Dream Works monopoly. The tragedy of “Little” is that Disney was so close. The amazing cast, including Joan Cusack and Steve Zahn, is actually qualified to do solid vocal work, not just be a cool celebrity cameo (I’m looking at you, Katie Couric...
...Grindhouse Marionettes in an alternative rock performance. Special guests Uncle Shoe and Barbara Michaels will be playing with Grindhouse Marionettes. The Middle East Downstairs. 8:00 p.m. 18+. Tickets available at The Middle East box office or from Ticketmaster, (617) 931-2000, $12 general admission. (ABW)The Kingsbury Manx. Dream-rockers The Kingsbury Manx perform with Appletown Gun Shop (9:15) and The Standard (10:15) opening. T.T. The Bear’s Place. 11:15 p.m. Tickets available cash-only at the door or by phone, (617) 492-BEAR, $10. (DFH)Monday, Nov. 7Tom Vek. Vek performs his indie...