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...regular diesel fuel. When bunker fuel burns, it releases a host of toxins, including sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, that can lead to respiratory problems and acid rain. Now a better understanding of the health impact of shipping and commercial boats - combined with high oil prices and tighter general pollution restrictions - is sparking what could be the biggest revolution in industrial boating since the introduction of the marine diesel engine in 1903. In October 2008, the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced a gradual phase-in of emissions restrictions, lowering individual boats' sulfur oxide emissions, which contribute to respiratory...
...A.R.T. is refashioning Shakespeare for the Harvard student and reaching out to undergraduates through academic channels. English 128: “Dream, Theater, Shakespeare”—which meets the General Education requirement for Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding—fills the Fong Auditorium every Tuesday afternoon. The class is taught both by Paulus and William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of English and of Visual & Environmental Studies Marjorie Garber, who is also Chair of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies...
...when you “read” a book these days is to skim through it, skip around chapters when you can, and hunt for the book’s key ideas before moving on to the next title on your list. And while time constraints and a general unwillingness to expend intellectual energy are certainly not conducive to thorough reading, let me suggest that the reason you haven’t really read a book since, say, the eighth grade is not entirely your fault. After all, this is the Information Age, an age that values the immediate...
...When we had the meeting, that was the general consensus of everybody,” he said. “Nobody with a grain of salt thought it was an accident, but we’re still waiting for the police to make the call...
...perks of being ranked number one (and just being Harvard in general)—nobody else can shout this at every other school...