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...Energy Savings by turning lights off” clocks in at an average ranking of 4.91, boasting 115 votes, three comments, and a reminder that buildings like the Malkin Athletic Center are currently lit all night, and could benefit from the installation of a timer or motion sensor system...
...Pleeblands. Even Ren complains of her lackluster surroundings. “The street kids—the pleebrats—were hardly rich, but they were glittery… I envied their gaudy freedom.”Atwood is better at inventing things than at setting them in motion and, at times, her plot does not live up to her creations. The pacing is uneven. Ren and Toby each spend much of the novel isolated from the rest of the world, so often there’s more memory than movement. Towards the end, the action becomes rigid and rushed?...
...resulted in polarized opinions. However, the real problem with “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” is that, except for occasional moments of originality, it proves to be little more than a rehashed duplicate of his debut album, “Life in Cartoon Motion.”“The Boy Who Knew Too Much” is stylistically almost identical to Mika’s first album, and, aside from a thematic progression from lyrics exploring childhood to those focusing on teenage years, the songs on each album are essentially interchangeable. Mika?...
...weeks ago, Gaddafi submitted a proposal to the U.N. to abolish Switzerland and divide it up along linguistic lines, giving parts of the country to Germany, France and Italy. Although the motion was thrown out because it violates the U.N. Charter, which states that no member country can threaten the existence of another, some Swiss leaders are still concerned that Libya could use its yearlong presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, which began on Sept. 15, to keep up Gaddafi's vitriolic attacks on their country. (See the top 10 U.N. General Assembly moments...
...still holding the two Swiss nationals, many Swiss have found much to laugh about in his statements. The newspapers abound with tongue-in-cheek comments from readers who not only question Gaddafi's sanity, but also wonder how Switzerland would be divided up if the Libyan leader's motion were to be taken seriously. "Who is going to get the Matterhorn?" a reader asked in the Lausanne daily Le Matin. "Linguistically it belongs to Germany, but geographically it borders Italy." Another reader in Le Matin said he is "scandalized that Austria is not getting its fair share," while a Geneva...