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According to the report, the projected cost of repairing the problems with the Red Line—a widely used mode of transportation for members of the Harvard community—is $80 million...
Complexity is the mode of the second author, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, whose book Thrift: Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue may be tough sledding for the non-Ph.D. reader. Malloch, who has held positions at the U.N., the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the State Department, writes with passion in an ambitiously academic style. He examines the history of the concept of thrift--the root of the word is an Old Norse verb meaning "to thrive"--citing the contributions of the Scots and Calvinists. Malloch, like Farrell, considers frugality a moral imperative as well as an economic necessity. "Thrift...
Impress friends this holiday season with some eggnog around the fire, or at least around the empty fireplace. For novices, try a pre-made eggnog mix. Get in Chem concentrator mode and mix the following: one quart eggnog mix, four ounces of brandy, four ounces of rum, a pinch of cinnamon, and a pinch of nutmeg. Serves six regular people and one member of the Delphic...
Turns out that bus travel, at least in the Northeast and Midwest, has become a hip, and hiply budget-conscious, mode of transport. Book early enough on some of the sleek new lines, and you can travel from city to city for as little as $1. And forget the images of desolate bus depots; the post-Greyhound generation of buses often pick up passengers at convenient curbside locations. A bunch of coach lines now compete for fare-surfing customers on BusJunction.com by touting such amenities as power outlets and free wi-fi. Some even show movies...
...scandals have sent the country's top cops into damage control mode and intensified calls for an overhaul of Russia's profoundly broken law enforcement system. In late October, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev announced a series of measures aimed at combating graft and weeding out officers prone to violent abuses. The measures include tightening psychological screening standards for new hires, improving transparency when dealing with the media and forcing police officers and their relatives to submit copies of their tax papers in order to keep tabs on any assets gained in illicit ways. "Every day I ride to work...