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...routinely plunge into near and total catastrophe, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was announcing a quiet revolution. Stunned by what he had recently seen in his own state--neighbors saving one another from wildfires, an oil spill that drew thousands of unsolicited, underutilized cleanup volunteers (above)--he created a new cabinet-level post to manage volunteers...
...WORKS: Lenders list the total amount they'd like to loan and the risk level they can stand. They can select individual borrowers who meet their criteria, or the site's Lending Match program will generate a portfolio. The mean 12.32% interest rate beats the current 3% average return...
...disaster for frustrated teens who can think of no peaceful recourse to their problems. Thus, trying a 14-year-old as an adult when a 14-year-old does not have the capacity to make adult judgments is nothing short of absurd. Hate crimes in particular require a certain level of conviction and premeditation unique to adults. A statutory age should be considered in the charging of hate crimes. There is no explanation for an act such as this other than that the killer was imbued with homophobia from an impressionable age. While the influences the young killer encountered weighed...
...overtaxed environment.”“It’s all about giving something away for free, which is your time,” Pyper says of the Bow and Arrow Press. “How many students have that to give away? Very few. On some level, there’s a limit to how many times people really can come.” Though the items printed at the Bow and Arrow Press can exude an aura of antiquated charm and elegance that sets them apart from the mass-produced posters one commonly sees around campus...
...funded had the potential of having the greatest impact on others. “The highest priority is given to projects that involve the study of disease that’s more common,” Brugge said. Grants from this round, which is slated to provide the same level of funding to researchers, will be awarded by a committee including professors and officials from private health-care companies. The committee will consider proposals in two rounds—a pre-proposal submission due by March 10 and a follow-up final consideration due May 16. The final decisions will...