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...these new bulbs convert over 50 percent of their energy input into light. Other advantages include that they don’t require the toxic chemical mercury and almost never burn out.But perhaps the most exciting breakthrough on the horizon is one being proposed by our engineering friends down Mass. Ave. The Vehicle Design Summit is pooling creative and technological prowess from around the world to build a “hyper-efficient 4-6 passenger vehicle…that will demonstrate a 95 percent reduction in embodied energy.” If all goes to schedule, a prototype will...
...smaller government, more stringent immigration laws, or the criminalization of abortion. They are the Augustus Gloops of this election: Just as Gloop was eliminated from the contest first because of his excess, these candidates will drop out early (or already have) because of a similar flaw. Next is former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, who, as the son of a former Michigan governor grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, much like Dahl’s Veruca Salt. Romney is definitely the most blue-blooded and aristocratic of all candidates, and has shown a penchant for flip-flopping...
...universities’ more established programs. “I think that for Asian American studies or any other sort of initiative to thrive—to be able to attract the most talented faculty and students—there has to be a commitment to building a critical mass in the field,” Johnson wrote in an e-mail.Hiring one professor, he added, is not enough. SMALL STEPS In their quest to bring Asian American studies to Harvard, AAA’s current advocates are setting smaller goals. Their predecessors in the organization fought for a full concentration...
...aides' accounts, December of 2007 has also been a banner month for a once moribund campaign. While still trailing former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney in the Granite State, McCain has picked up two coveted endorsements: from the New Hampshire Union-Leader, the state's largest newspaper, and from Curt Schilling, beloved pitcher for the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. (Schilling's is arguably more important.) But it's the town hall meetings that give McCain and his staff the most hope. "Drawing 350 people on a Saturday night in December," says one staffer, "that's a good sign." Locals...
...middle class. Lopez Obrador lost the 2006 presidential race to conservative Felipe Calderon by less than 0.5 percent of the vote in an election that was decided in the courts. The charismatic silver-haired leftist claims he was robbed, and calls himself "Mexico's legitimate President" at mass meetings and marches, where Ebrard sometimes takes second place on the stage...