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Conflicting sovereign interests are a perennial source of potential trouble in nation-to-nation relations. One way to deal with them is to wait until more congenial leaders gain power. France's newly elected President Nicolas Sarkozy spent his summer vacation in New Hampshire and even visited the Bush family in Maine. Until such thaws come, allies at odds have to be honest--and vigilant for areas of common ground. While the U.S. and Turkey may be at loggerheads now, they should remember that doesn't have to last forever...
...course, for all the square feet greened and heat reduced, there is one less quantifiable metric that argues even more persuasively for the value of the green roof: the psychological boost that city dwellers can gain simply by having a quiet place to go, far above the churn of the streets. As so often happens, what's good for the planet can also be good for the spirit...
...fluorescent-lit cubicles of a Mumbai call center, the young Indians in this documentary sell Americans cell phones and novelty pancake molds, and in turn they are sold a dream: lose your accent, gain prosperity. A fascinating snapshot of globalization in which East meets West a few seconds at a time, half a globe and a few numbers away...
...home. It’s blue. The Quad Library sometimes props the door open to get a nice breeze going. Admittedly, the non-ghetto libraries at Harvard have somewhat tighter security. At Lamont and Widener, you have to use a real and valid Harvard ID (presumably your own) to gain access. Fear not—if you don’t have your own ID, you can always just get swiped in as a visitor. No identification required, no questions asked. Do you know how much tourists will pay to get into Widener? I do. Once you are inside...
...seven Crimson players who played, mostly freshmen and players lower on the roster, the Big Green Invitational was an opportunity to play competitively and gain confidence. All seven players—Hayes, freshmen Guzick, Wu, Cameron Parker, Alexei Chijoff-Evans, and Aba Omodele-Lucien, and junior Michael Kalfayan—made it into the quarterfinal round of either the A or B brackets...