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This year millions of people gathered to persuade world leaders to invest more in fighting poverty and disease in Africa. In July they listened: the Group of Eight pledged an additional $50 billion annually to poor countries, half of it for Africa. The G-8 also agreed to write off $56 billion in old multilateral debt for 38 of the world's poorest countries. And they promised to get AIDS drugs not just to everyone who can afford them but to everyone who needs them--a great promise, if they keep...
...countless opportunities for everything from partying to House bonding to forming friendships with housemates that one would never otherwise meet. HoCos across campus share two common attributes. First, from an efficiency standpoint, a dollar spent on HoCo events will go farther to improve student life than nearly any other investment. And second, every HoCo at Harvard is in constant need of more funding. Although the UC has, of late, been as effective as it can be in addressing this second concern, it can’t provide the kind of funding that is really needed. Special-interest organizations and clubs...
...strange proclivities, the Silver Jews have never achieved the (comparative) popularity of some of their alt-country contemporaries: Wilco and Ryan Adams especially. Berman savors the absurd, and his songs abound with bizarre characterizations and nonsensical turns of phrase. Berman’s genius is his ability to invest these caricatures with pathos and existential import: the freaks and geeks that populate Berman songs are transformed into emblems of desire and resignation. The band’s new album “Tanglewood Numbers” invokes such lyrical oddities as a “young black Santa Claus...
...There are solutions that can reduce global-warming pollution and preserve a healthy climate for our kids. We must invest in innovative clean-energy sources?from wind turbines and solar panels to biofuels such as ethanol?and use off-the-shelf technologies to make more fuel-efficient cars. Those technologies will stimulate new markets, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, save consumers money, enhance our national security and reduce global-warming pollution. The time to act is now. Julie Anderson Climate Change Campaign Manager Union of Concerned Scientists Washington...
Women are often seen as more emotional than men, but in poker the reverse seems to be true. Because guys tend to invest their egos in winning--especially in beating a girl--they often shove their chips into the pot even if their cards don't warrant the bet. Moreover, women seem to be more familiar with the male mind than the other way around. "From the time we're teens, we wonder, 'Will he call? What's he thinking?'" observes poker pro Hulbert. "Women have their intuition more honed." For savvy women, especially in live play, it's easy...