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Some are likely to be easy meat. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rushed to endorse his candidacy. When will Germany's politicians learn that such bursts of enthusiasm fail to win cheaper imports of energy? It was also at Davos that Medvedev stated: "There will no longer be any free gas for anyone." If and when he becomes Russian President, Medvedev will shake hands warmly with President Bush. It would be ill-advised for Washington, however, to believe Russia's perceptions of its foreign-policy interests will change regarding Kosovo, Iran or the U.S.-proposed "nuclear shield" installations in Poland...
Harvard officials said that the benefits outlined in the 11-page document would serve as “building blocks” for a discussion of longer-term benefits that will be provided to the neighborhood as the University expands into the area over the next 50 years...
...energy in America.Of the many negative-cost investments highlighted in McKinsey’s recent report “Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?,” switching buildings to more efficient lighting technologies is near the head of the pack, meaning that the longer we wait, the more money we lose (or don’t save). According to the report, installation of light emitting diodes (LEDs), the industry’s standard-bearer, in residences saves the American economy $90 for each ton of greenhouse gas it eliminates.But a technology discussed in September?...
...course to both faculty members and fellow students.In short, the Standing Committee on Pedagogical Improvement has outlined a progressive and effective package of reforms. Similar reforms were tabled last May to be more fully thought out. Now that a more comprehensive plan has been produced, the Faculty no longer has any good reason to further postpone action. “A strong tradition of faculty self-governance in the area of teaching” and Mansfield’s grumblings about “less wise” students are just a sampling of the poor excuses that faculty members...
...Harvard name” is, it does not magically unlock every door. Success requires effort, diligence, and the ability to take rejection in stride. Harvard’s comps give students the opportunity to learn this before they are thrust into the real world, where things will no longer be handed to them on silver platters, unless they work in the catering industry. And this is an important lesson, although an ability to write a moving essay about your maternal aunt’s devastating lifelong battle with leprosy never hurts.Alexandra A. Petri ’10 is an English...