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...only Nobel Prize winner named to a presidential Cabinet (he won the Physics prize in 1997 for work involving lasers), Chu is "absolutely brilliant," according to Scott Anderson, a senior energy adviser for the Environmental Defense Fund. But more important, Chu - who put his research on hold in recent years to focus on climate change - understands that it will be technological leaps in the way we use energy that will truly whip warming, not U.N. summits...
...them in the first place.Los Campesinos! have taken on this challenge, trying to develop their original sound without losing their core fan base. Their new LP, “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed,” comes just six months after their debut album, “Hold on Now, Youngster...,” and the difference between the two albums is shocking. Whereas the debut was sunny, straight-forward, and buckets of fun, the follow-up is difficult to love and at times genuinely disturbing. There are still moments of indie pop bliss to be found...
...Henri wants to avoid popular dissent around his reign, which may help explain his decision to cede political authority in order to hold on to the Duke's role as symbol of national unity. Michel Pauly, a professor of transnational Luxembourg history at the University of Luxembourg, says stripping the Duke of any legislative authority is the "natural democratic evolution" of the country, and predicts that Luxembourg will eventually go down the path of the purely ceremonial monarchy in place in countries such as Sweden and Denmark...
...needed his O.K. to sell Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, he included in the price tag a demand that Tribune executives fire editorial writers who Blagojevich felt had it in for the governor. During one call, Blagojevich's wife Patti can be heard calling out from the background, "Hold up that f______ Cubs s___ ... F___ them." Though the message was apparently transmitted to corporate representatives, the Chicago Tribune said none of Blagojevich's critics were pressured to leave...
...world's fastest growing economy. In recent years, China's car market has been among the world's hottest, with growth rates routinely in double digits. But Chinese consumers, worried by depressed stocks, weakening property prices and growing job losses, are choosing to put new car purchases on hold. In November, cars sales plummeted 10% from a year earlier, according to state media. U.S.-based research firm J.D. Power predicts passenger vehicle sales will grow 8% this year, a big drop from the 24% growth in 2007. Next year will be even worse. J.D. Power forecasts sales will contract...