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...longer-term worry is that the Great Recession seems to have put a crimp in Americans' long-standing love affair with the automobile. R. L. Polk & Co., of Southfield, Mich., reported this week that the number of cars and light trucks scrapped in the 15 months from July 1, 2008, to Sept. 30, 2009, "substantially outnumbered" new vehicle registrations. Polk's tally for the 15-month period shows that 14.8 million vehicles were scrapped, while registrations of new vehicles totaled 13.6 million. That suggests that families may be downsizing from three cars to two or even fewer and escaping...
Earlier last month, Daniel earned victory in the same weight division, giving Harvard—and the Oshima family—back-to-back national championships...
...high school teams, decked out in beads, buttons, and crazy hats, cheered as their creations competed in a game called “Breakaway.” Robots kicked soccer balls into goals, climbed onto towers, and lifted themselves up in teams to advance to the world championship next month...
...food waste, according to Harvard University Dining Services spokeswoman Crista Martin, though she noted there are no documented numbers. Green ’13 representative Anne M. Baldwin ’13 said the program’s next step is to measure food waste over the coming month...
Annenberg’s program is part of a larger movement at Harvard, including Quincy House’s month-long pilot “Trayless Thursdays” initiative in 2008 and Adams House’s current trayless Saturday lunches. But HUDS Executive Director Ted Mayer said that going trayless comes with its own set of problems, making it difficult and perhaps counterproductive to institutionalize these changes...