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...author only partly rises to the challenge, depending rather too heavily on his grandfather's writings and offering little that is factually new. The extra insights that you would expect from a family member are not there. There is a wonderful photograph of Gandhi cuddling young Rajmohan on his lap, but barely any family lore-puzzling, given how much access Rajmohan must have had to his grandfather's siblings, nieces and nephews. Little is said about the author's father, Devdas (a favored youngest son and activist), or his maternal grandfather, the brilliant Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, second governor-general of independent...
...golf experiment has had its share of hiccups. Just three weeks after the company released the Sumo2 in February, a competitor reported to the U.S. Golf Association that the club exceeded specifications on something called characteristic time, a measure of the head's springlike bounce, which translated into an extra 1 to 2 yds. off the tee. Nike quickly recalled the drivers and is offering to exchange them for USGA-approved clubs by April...
...close the gap families face between what college costs and what aid is available. One short-term effect of the current scrutiny is that schools may be too afraid to try to broker better deals for students. "So you're on your own, parents, on finding that extra $4,000 you need this year beyond the federal limit," says an executive at an association of private colleges. But, alas, dear readers, the question of why college costs so much in the first place is another story for another...
...liberal tilt, held a special election to fill a vacant city-council seat. It was the town's latest contest under a 1992 law that allows any adult resident--including noncitizens--to vote for local offices. And since the election occurred at an odd time of year, officials took extra steps to get the word out. They mailed a notice, in Spanish and English, to every home. They sent a second notice to every registered voter. Yet when Election Day came, turnout was light, especially among noncitizens: not one of them cast a ballot...
...pregnant women. In fact, according to the machine’s manufacturer, a single scan constitutes the same amount of radiation exposure that passengers receive for every two minutes spent in the air. In other words, getting scanned is roughly the equivalent of spending a couple of minutes extra on your next flight...