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...BOGO light. It was answered in short order by a engineer in New Zealand named Russell McMahon, who came up with a new design that makes better use of both the solar battery and the LEDs, allowing for a stronger, more dependable light. The result was a perfect example of wiki-innovation - people from opposite sides of the planet, who would have never met each other, coming together to find a solution through the power of the Internet. "There's no limit geographically to the power of problem solving like this," says Kevin Kimberlin, Spencer Trask...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team capped off a perfect season this past weekend with a decisive win at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) championships. With the victory in its home pool, the Crimson boosted its record to 9-0, and can add another championship to its Ivy League and EISL regular-season titles, as well as a first-place finish at ECACs which it claimed last week.The victory—which marked the 20th time Harvard has taken the EISL crown—was a step up from last year’s second-place...
...Ryabkina said. “It was all individual. It was just, grab the puck and go beat everybody, never like, try to pass it and create the play.”CROWD CONTROLAfter easily finishing on top of the ECAC standings in the regular season with a perfect 22-0-0 league record, Harvard came into the conference playoffs with the advantage of being able to play on its home ice.A large and loud crowd of 1,727 came out to the Bright Hockey Center on Friday night, giving the Crimson an emotional boost as it advanced...
...Both were motivated by the kindest intentions in keeping the decision to themselves: protecting the Muslim students from hurtful comments. Nevertheless, by remaining secretive they not only engendered anger among students who were surprised by the decision, but also missed a perfect educational opportunity to improve community awareness and sensitivity...
...often been too timid, failing to produce a unified moral voice. Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed. We can do better and that threat is too grave to wait for perfect knowledge before addressing it." The declaration commends government action but makes no specific policy recommendations, such as a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. But, most importantly, given its target readership, it argues that stewardship of the planet is just as Biblical as the other causes that Baptists press in public...