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...time, though, it's done in by the same complaints: poor image quality and headaches and eyestrain from extended viewing. Early reviews of the new models from Sony and Panasonic suggest they've solved the problem. Both use glasses that contain tiny shutters, opening and closing at 120 frames per second, in sync with the image on the screen to give the illusion of depth. It's a new approach that gives users a wider viewing angle, another weakness of older approaches...
...have been basic improvements.”INTERNAL REFORMIn May, the UC passed the UC Reform Act, which amended its constitution to incorporate many of the changes recommended by the Dowling Report, a document that proposed suggestions to improve and empower the Council.The act increased the number of representatives per district from two to three, increasing the Council’s size from 35 representatives to 51.It also increased the number of standing committees from two to five. The Finance Committee was retained, and the Student Affairs Committee was split into the Student Life Committee and the Education Committee.According...
...Opening at the New College Theatre on February 5, 2010, “Commie Dearest” includes such characters as 50s housewife and witch Sadie Magicword, Cuban diner owner Desi Speakenglish, half-fish Marlin Monroe, and gay ballplayer Doug Out—all acted by men, as per HPT tradition. The villains of the show, Communist sympathizer Pink Lady Bobbie Sox and nefarious Communist potato Spud Nick, devise a plan to freeze the world. The co-writers are working tirelessly to ensure that “Commie Dearest” is a strong follow up effort...
...apartment located in a new tower built not far from the Cullinan in Hong Kong's Kowloon district sold for $3.16 million. That may not sound like much for an upscale address, but the apartment has just 590 sq. ft. of useable space - meaning the buyer paid $5,356 per sq. ft. of living area...
...emits for every unit of GDP. This, too, is plausible, since enhanced energy efficiency tends to reduce carbon emissions at the same time. But the world was looking for targets - hard numbers - and all Hu would say was that China would cut, by a "notable margin," its emissions per unit of output by the year 2020. Out of such caution - standard in a country that does not want to do anything to hamstring its economic growth - it's unlikely that historic agreements will spring. (Has China become the climate-change good...