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Gross's first customers, all businesses with idle roof space, will test the system next year. Gross can't compete economically with utilities burning coal or natural gas. But installing the Sunflower costs about half as much as conventional solar, or about $4.50 a watt, with a minimum order of 100 kilowatts. If that price drops to half that within five years and production scales up, Energy Innovations could be positioned to sling stones at King Coal...
...given the growing proportion of breast-feeders nationwide. While Americans breast-fed least during the 1960s, the past decade has brought a resurgence in its popularity, according to Michels. In the study, the authors cited a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics that women breast-feed for a minimum of a year. Michels said she did not see a reason to stop there. “[Women] should breast-feed for as long as they possibly can,” she said. Although she said she hoped women would take the study’s findings to heart...
...some cases, the separation from Harvard’s resources becomes a serious concern for administrators. Some required withdrawals, mandated by the Ad Board when students break disciplinary codes or fail to meet minimum academic standards, leave members of the Board concerned, says Kargere. “Every year there are heart-wrenching cases where we’re aware, as a board, of the very difficult circumstances students have at home,” says Kargere, who has served on the Ad Board for the past four years. “Those are tough cases.” Sometimes...
After Eric failed three-fourths of his course-load, falling short of the College’s minimum academic requirements, the Ad Board required him to withdraw...
...Back in 2000, Los Angeles' Distinctive Assets (DA), the largest awards-show gifting firm, had trouble persuading companies not only to donate free stuff to celebrities but also to pay DA for the privilege. For this year's MTV Video Music Awards show bag, MTV set the minimum at $250 a gift. Distinctive Assets' 2005 Grammy bag was worth $30,000 and included free LASIK surgery, a membership at Sports Club/LA and a weekend at the Valhalla Shooting Club. The company even custom-builds some bags: an extra gift for a huge star, no alcohol for a musician...