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Alas, those who can't garden to save their lives are out of luck--unless they happen to live in or near Portland, Ore. There the Original Living Christmas Tree Co. delivers potted trees for a holiday rental. A little after New Year's, workers pick them up and deliver them to parks, schools and other institutions that pay $10 to have a tree planted on their property. "We're set to do over 400 trees this year," says founder John Fogel. "I want people to feel good about [live] trees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: O Christmas Tree | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...have in common: their opinions may ultimately be irrelevant after Barack Obama is sworn in on Jan. 20. The next U.S. President has his own ideas as to when the military should leave--and he doesn't need to do a deal with his political enemies to make it happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...wrong that it was allowed to happen.' ABRAHAM BIGGS SR., father of a 19-year-old man who committed suicide during a live video chat on the website Justin.tv, calling for criminal charges to be filed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...models.” Hu’s research focuses on nanophotonics and using biological processes to “craft new materials onto old techniques.” “When you confine light to nanostructure dimensions and create artificial optical environments for the photons, interesting things happen to the photons,” Hu said. Hu mostly works with semiconductors, solid materials with electrical conductivity widely used in electronic devices like cell phones and computers. “By playing around at the nanoscale we have the potential to create new kinds of even more efficient optical...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEAS Appoints Two New Professors | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...difficult to realize the repercussions. Environmentalists do not have to give up on biofuel, but they must proceed with caution. In the meantime, we Americans could work harder to cut down on our consumption, a solution that we can implement ourselves. And this my friends—this can happen only in America...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: Only in America | 11/25/2008 | See Source »

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