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Energy-efficient lamps have been around for more than two decades, but until recently they've had a mixed track record. The earliest fluorescent models were expensive and clunky, and that put many consumers off. "A lot of people still think that energy-saving light bulbs are too large and too dim," says James Russill, a lighting specialist at Energy Saving Trust, a British nonprofit consumer advisory group. That's finally starting to change, for three reasons. The first is that the technology has improved immeasurably thanks to LED, which consists essentially of semiconductors coated with phosphorus. Second, prices have...
...Educational Policy Committee gives the proposal the green light in February, it is likely to be implemented as early as next year...
...women’s side, our biggest problem right now is the sabre, because we have Vloka, but the other two are just not as experienced,” Brand said. “Overall, in the depth chart, it’s a little light.”On the men’s side, two of the three meets produced tougher competition, but the team was able to pull out wins 15-12 over MIT, 20-7 over BC, and 16-11 over Brandeis.Last year it was the Judges that crushed all hopes for a title...
...players at Adelphi Communications and Worldcom were also convicted of fraud, and saddled with imprisonments from 15 to 25 years. These sentences are certainly not insignificant. Yet, when you factor in the possibility for parole, the fates of these criminals seems less bleak—especially in light of their Chinese counterpart...
...anchor the discussion, two students who each had internships in Latin America through the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) international program shared their experiences with the attendees. The debate mostly focused on Peru, in light of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori’s ongoing trial, which has led to the return of human rights reforms in the region...