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...work as I have been," says Mohammed Kasango, 16, who lives in a local village and swims the rapids for tourist tips. "I have nothing to gain from the electricity. I do not have it at my home." Those opposed to dams say projects such as Bujagali are misguided. Frank Muramuzi, executive director of Uganda's National Association of Professional Environmentalists, says that Nile governments should be looking at geothermal and solar-power generation. "We run the risk of building these huge white elephants that benefit factories and cities but not the people who need [power]," he says. That...
With Harvard track and field coach Frank Haggerty ’68 set to retire at the end of this upcoming year, the Crimson paid tribute to the coach and his over 31 years of service to the team this weekend at the Harvard-Yale meet. Durng his tenure with Harvard, four of his athletes have earned Rhodes scholarships, including one during the 2004-2005 year. On Saturday at McCurdy Track, a number of his former stars returned to pay tribute to Haggerty, joining also in a celebration of the 30 year anniversary of the women’s track...
CLAIM TO FAME Rather than envision a final product, the Johannesburg-born furniture designer focuses on experimenting with materials. Frank's eco-sensitive collection is inspired by the contrast of nature and urban deterioration, corrosion and decay. "I grew up in Africa with big open spaces and came to London, where the bridges and canals are over 100 years old and the buildings are recycled, reclaimed and patched up," he says. "This city has just enhanced my desire for nature...
...BREAK After studying product design in Cape Town and in Zwolle, the Netherlands, and working at Dutch design studio DenHartogMusch and at Alsop Architects, Frank settled in London, where he sells his "free-range" products made of urban detritus (think brick accessory bowl). Soon he plans to relocate to Catalonia, Spain, for the warmer clime. He hopes to teach his sustainable-design techniques to poor South Africans and help them organize a free-trade work group...
DESIGN TOUCHSTONE "For me, products don't have to be shiny and new," says Frank. "They can be worn and rusted, and that adds character." His latest creation: Inkuku, a chair made entirely from plastic shopping bags, following a traditional African practice of using everyday discarded plastics to make objects for the home...