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...that go into distributing these books, and then you have to recycle them,” Seidel said. “There’s a whole lot of fossil fuels that go into this and no benefit to any individual.” Harvard Resource Efficiency Program coordinator Philip W. Kreycik ’06 agreed with the proposal, saying “I can’t imagine anyone our age using [the Yellow Pages] these days...
Last Wednesday, Arthur C. Clarke, the renowned science fiction writer, died at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Clarke, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998, is often placed in the pantheon of great science fiction Writers along with the likes of Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Ray Bradbury. The honor is justly deserved. During his 90-year life, Clarke wrote nearly 100 novels dealing with that strange, fantastic stuff called science...
...journalist intent on capturing the suffering of the Vietnamese during the war, Magnum photographer Philip Jones Griffiths was at first a hard sell in the U.S. Thanks in part to a lucrative shot of Jackie Kennedy in Cambodia, he kept working. His now classic 1971 book, Vietnam Inc., with its unprecedented texture and detail, dramatically influenced Americans' perception of the war. Griffiths, who had been in poor health...
...seen sleeping on a concrete wall near Gund Hall. He or she was issued a trespass warning and was sent on his or her way. March 12 11:28 a.m.—Officers responded to a report of an individual screaming in William James Hall. Officers arrested Philip Macleod, 62, for trespassing. 7:22 p.m.—An individual in Lamont Library refused to have their backpack checked at the door. Officers spoke with the individual and calmed the situation. March 15 12:57 a.m.—Officers noticed two individuals behaving strangely near a motor scooter...
...company's website, it has a greater than 50% share of the booming private prison market. CCA is also a major contributor to Republican candidates and causes, and spends millions of dollars each year lobbying for government contracts. (Puryear enjoys a friendship with Cheney's son-in-law, Philip Perry, who lobbied for CCA in Washington before serving as general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, which has millions of dollars in contracts with CCA, from 2005 to 2007.) The company has likewise given financial support to tax-exempt policy groups that support tough sentencing laws that help...