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...story on America's lost leadership was excellent [Nov. 3]. Yet one element is missing: the influence of U.S. culture, which we in Europe have imitated for years and which is still an overwhelming presence in technology, clothing, movies and casual Fridays. The American way of life may no longer be worshipped, but it is still admired. Even when laughed at or despised, America still sets trends as no other country does. Sylvestre Bardet, BRICQUEBOSCQ, FRANCE...
...forced fumble at the end of the Lehigh game to seal a victory or a late sack to stop a potential game-winning drive at Princeton. And for the most part, it’s succeeded. But at some point you have to start wondering, how much longer can it work?After a less-than-stellar performance in the Columbia game last year, Harvard challenged itself to step things up and make the big plays it had had the potential to all season. Now it has to do exactly that again if it has any hope of beating a Yale...
...Even the holy grail of optics, invisibility, was nearly achieved this summer by researchers at University of California at Berkeley. Beforehand, scientists had only been able to bend longer waves, like radiowaves, around objects. The Berkeley team was able to engineer superior “metamaterials,” made from a fishnet-like lattice of metals, which could bend visible light around an object with little noticeable disruption. The process is still expensive, but the strategic benefits to the Army, which provided the funding, are obvious...
...What should we do as transient members of this community? Our actions are an unsustainable solution for the people living in this village. In other words, is it fair to provide something that will no longer be available in a month? But at the same time is it possible to let someone go without what ought to be a basic human right? And how can we ever act without the foresight of knowing the consequences of our actions? As of now, I have no idea—but I am hoping that my experience here will offer...
...says. "We just want services for the area; water, sewage, health, education. The central government has failed to provide these." The prime minister cannot "create a state based on his ideas - the state is based on the constitution," al-Fadel adds. "The ideas of one man are no longer the foundation for creating a state. Let the people of Basra decide." The people of Basra, of course, will likely present different views on the matter, at the urging of rival political parties. And the resulting tension may yet present new security challenges in Iraq...