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...city's use of renewable energy for both domestic and industrial applications, and it's no wonder that urban planners from Brussels to Beijing are studying how Freiburg went green. "We have a big name when it comes to the environment and alternative energy," says Dieter Salomon, the lord mayor. "A lot of people, especially from Asia, come to see what we're doing." And Freiburg is doing a lot. Some 3% of the city's electricity comes from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power. The local power company - badenova AG & Co., which is partly owned...
Actually, a clone or two might have brightened up Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (Knopf; 322 pages). On the first page, a bully comes after the 7-year-old Jesus. "I felt the power go out of me as I shouted: 'You'll never get where you're going.'" The bully falls down dead. Later, Jesus resurrects the bully, having made his point...
...protest against the Vietnam War. "It's a fantastic honor," said McCartney, "and I'm gratefully receiving it on behalf of the people of Liverpool and the other Beatles, without whom it wouldn't have been possible." McCartney wasn't the only celebrity honored. Now, it's Lord Lloyd Webber, who can sit in the House of Lords, and Joan Collins, O.B.E.--honored for her acting, not her literature...
...Korean War 43 years after its end. North Korea faced a choice: belligerent business as usual, possibly leading to the regime's collapse, or knuckling under to demands from South Korea and the U.S. for better behavior. After reviewing the options, Pyongyang blinked. Says Assistant Secretary of State Winston Lord: "We are poised to make further progress...
Here’s my argument: That class system is always gonna be there. Jerks are jerks, now and forever. Even in a Fork-free environment, people are going to find out about obscure yam-based concertos, and lord that information over those who don’t. What Pitchfork does is actually widen the playing field, and harness the power of the jerks to empower the non-jerks...