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...search for a new dean of Harvard College reached its end Tuesday with the selection of Evelynn M. Hammonds, currently the senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity. This appointment should come as good news to the College community, both because of Hammonds’s proven record as a talented and respected administrator and because of the circumstances surrounding her appointment, which portend an expansion of the scope of the College dean’s authority.To be sure, we would be remiss to ignore the scarcity of undergraduate administrative experience in Hammond’s résum?...
...Ride and the ubiquitous green actor Ed Begley, Jr. But while the unusual weather might not have put the Solar One complex in its best light (or often, any light at all), it didn't dampen the potential that the plant represented. "NS1 shows that solar power is a proven solution for the U.S.," said Acciona North America CEO Peter Duprey, who helped run the project. "This is the way of the future for power generation." (Hear Duprey talk to TIME's Bryan Walsh about the plant and the potential for solar on this week's Greencast...
...full-length album “We Have You Surrounded” reaches the stratospheric standard that the Dirtbombs have set for themselves over their 13-year recording career. Originally formed as a side project by Mick Collins of Detroit garage rock legends the Gories, the Dirtbombs have continually proven they can use excess to their advantage. They have been known to record with two bassists and two drummers, adding an extra dose of raw power to Collins’s original compositions, and their wide catalog of cover songs ranges from punk to funk. “We Have...
...Given that no one fully understands the powerful subterranean engine powering Lusi, efforts to stop it have proven predictably ineffectual. Two relief wells intended to reduce pressure inside the original well have failed. Early last year, scientists from Indonesia's Bandung Institute of Technology came up with a more novel idea: dropping thousands of concrete balls, linked with chains like a string of pearls, into the Big Hole. The idea was to bleed off pressure inside the volcano slowly enough so that Lusi wouldn't simply erupt elsewhere - or shoot the concrete balls back out like a cannon. Satria Bijaksana...
...really tough, and they’re going to be polished,” Madick said. “We are excited to see what we can do.”If the opening game jitters do take a while to come out, luckily March games have not proven to be much of an indicator for how the season will turn out. Last year the Crimson went 4-5 in its first two tournaments—the Northern Invitational and the Eller Media Stadium Classic—before going 27-10 the rest of the way and being crowned...