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...granddaddy of coal plants, Big Brown, built in the early 1970s in the rolling hills of east Texas, the sky is a pristine blue above two big smokestacks. That's illusory, since the plant pumps out a steady stream of can't-see-'em pollutants like nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide and mercury. Inside, giant HEPA filters (which look just like a nest of vacuum bags) grab most of the solids from the coal fire. You wouldn't want to eat off the floor, but the place is clean. Even the open-pit-mining operation nearby--which has scoured...
...more with the Map and Calendar views, and tagging everything was a bit of a drag, although, one would hope, a one-time drag. Very soon cameras will have built-in GPS trackers and other ways to create tags instantly. When that day comes, Photoshop Elements will automatically sort ?em out. At least, that?s my hope...
...window. And given that all Harvard courses are at least an hour long, we both had to make one of the most difficult decisions of our lives: we quit the football team. Clifton, we’re finally giving you a chance to shine; go get ’em, buddy. With more time on our hands, we set out to shop. And then, after getting back from Newbury St., we got serious. We went to our rooms and put on our new outfits, went to a movie, rode bikes, climbed some trees, made sundaes and finally, went back...
...better horsemen and warriors. Some educators leverage the game's current popularity to sneak in their lessons. Emory University math professor Ronald Gould, for example, teaches his freshmen students basic concepts of probability using five-card stud, or for more challenging computations, a seven-card game like Texas Hold 'Em...
...Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em "Operation: Kill Kermit" [Aug. 28] reported that the French park service is killing North American bullfrogs that have become an ecological menace. Although China and France are rivals in creating fabulous cuisine, as an ordinary Chinese, I have a humble suggestion to the suffering French: Why use armed hunters to kill thousands of troublesome bullfrogs? It is not half as effective as whetting the appetite of the community and showing people how lucky they are to be living among so many exotic delicacies. Jim Hsia Shanghai