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...Even outside such areas, transnational crime has a way of slipping through cracks, not least because of inadequate and inconsistent laws. Turkey didn't prohibit human smuggling until recently, writes Na?m, while in the U.S. people-smugglers face a lighter penalty than those who carry marijuana across borders. International organizations often do no better: a U.N. convention on migrants' rights was drafted in 1978, signed in 1990 and went into effect in 2003?only to end up largely unenforced...
...just a shame that Vinny [Porter] and I had one at the same time.” The Crimson also participated in the Smith Trophy competition held at MIT, placing eleventh out of 23 teams in the first day of action. Next weekend promises a somewhat lighter workload for the team, which will return home to the waters of the Charles River to participate in the Victorian Urn. —Staff writer Daniel J. Rubin-Wills can be reached at drubin@fas.harvard.edu...
...more efficient too. The Union of Concerned Scientists has come up with a design that achieves 35% better fuel economy than the best-selling Ford Explorer. For only $760 more, that green SUV could be on the road. Combining the usual body-on-frame design into a lighter "unibody" would boost fuel economy as much as 8%. Add a sixth gear to the transmission, lower-friction lubricants and electronic valve controls, and you would be up another 17%. Even redesigning side mirrors to cut wind resistance would help. If automakers improved the fuel economy of SUVs and pickup trucks...
...finish was especially strong, as Lynch and Johnson placed in the top four in each of the final five races of the competition. “It was a very, very breezy weekend, so we had an advantage because compared to the other boats we were a little lighter and a little stronger, and able to keep the boat fairly flat,” Lynch said. “It’s a very different game depending on how much breeze there is, and given that it was so breezy, Clay and I had an advantage, and we were...
...Still, the decommissioning announcement was not without its lighter side: "I'm just waiting for the starting gun," General de Chastelain told reporters before he began delivering his report to a press conference. Then he paused, and added, "Perhaps I should rephrase that...