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...Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chu positioned the search for sustainable energies at the top of the institution’s agenda. The former Stanford professor also played an instrumental role in the creation of the Energy Biosciences Institute, a research and development organization dedicated to the emergent and multidisciplinary field of energy bioscience. With the aid of Chu’s scientific proficiency and leadership skills, the institute’s work in the production of biofuels and its insights into the socioeconomic repercussions of a national transition to sustainable energy have positioned it at the forefront of the effort...
...wind was blowing really hard. It went from rain to sun to rain and sun and everything in between. It was a constant battle with Mother Nature. I started poorly and ended poorly, which really destroyed my rounds.” As a team, Harvard led the field in par-3, 4, and 5 scoring, averaging 3.32 shots on par-3s, 4.32 on par-4s, and an even 5.00 on par-5s. Shuman and Christensen tied for second in number of pars with 22, while Shore tied for the lead in par-3 scoring, shooting a flat...
...days, more importantly, the Final Four will jolt the local economy. Thousands of fans have flocked to Detroit for the big games, and they'll spend money in the city's downtown hotels, restaurants, bars and retail shops. The games are being played at Ford Field, the downtown home of the Detroit Lions, which will seat some 70,000 fans. Fan-festivals and free concerts throughout the weekend will also draw visitors downtown. The NCAA anticipates that the Final Four will generate anywhere between $30 million and $50 million in new direct spending for the ailing area. (Hear Dick Vitale...
...History would seem to side with the economists. In 2006, Detroit hosted the America's most gargantuan sports event, the Super Bowl, also at Ford Field. Fans gave the area a $274 million boost, according to one economic research firm. Over 90 million people watched the face-off between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks on television. Did the game lift Detroit long-term? Well, Detroit's unemployment rate is 13%, worst in the country among major metropolitan areas. The city's bonds have junk ratings. Because its school system has run up a $305 million deficit, the city...
...That this devastated country should be able to field a cricket team at all, let alone one as successful as this, is an unbelievable achievement. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, they sent the country spiraling into 30 years of war. Millions of Afghans fled the country, many into neighboring Pakistan (from which they only started returning after the U.S.-led invasion of 2001). "At the time when the Red troops (Soviets) came, we fled to Pakistan and lived in Kacha Gari refugee camp...We thought we would never come back to our country," Abid says. (Watch a video...