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...other information. What's more, it's not the average consumer who would track down a criminal to get his TomTom or Mio back. But the fact that it could be tracked at all would serve as a powerful deterrent; it would also help authorities locate and bust larger-scale crime rings, which typically hawk stolen electronics in pawn shops, on street corners, and on websites like Craigslist and eBay. What's more, it would help authorities locate people in roadside emergencies or if they're reported missing, much like GM's OnStar service. "Two-way connectivity is definitely...
...based on the environmental friendliness of the college’s policies, health and sustainablity on campus, and how well the college prepares students to live in an environmentally conscious world—will be applied to 600 schools this year. The rating, produced on a scale of 60 to 90, is formulated from 28 survey questions designed to judge these three environmental factors. EcoAmerica, a non-profit environmental organization, helped develop the questionnaire for the Princeton Review and collect the data from the 2007-2008 academic year. “It’s in everybody?...
Three weeks ago, the Joint Subcommittee of the Committees on College Life and House Life issued a working draft of a report concerning student organization event management. While this draft is not final, it lays out some important changes regarding the process of hosting large-scale social events in the College. Thankfully, the document suggests helpful and laudable common-sense measures that need to be taken to ensure the safety and success of large-scale social events. Moreover, the process by which the draft was written signifies a constructive departure from the heavy-hand paternalism that was embraced...
...specific to this location or this historical moment; environmental consciousness should be practiced regardless of financial or temporal details. The overall mindset of the American consumer—including Cape Cod residents—must be adjusted to a modern and earth-preservation based approach, and these large-scale projects will help to draw attention to environmental issues. Hopefully, they will also expedite the process of changing individuals’ approaches to energy. The pettiest of all of the complaints about the Cape Wind project is that some of the ocean views that Cape Cod has to offer will...
Prosecutors have described legal proceedings at Guantanamo as a contemporary version of Nuremberg, the post-World War Two tribunals that decided the fate of the major surviving Nazi war criminals. But for many critics the proceedings promise further bad publicity for the U.S. on a global scale. A dozen suspected al-Qaeda prisoners are in custody in Gitmo, among a prison population that currently numbers 280. The pace of legal motions is expected to increase in coming weeks, as trials loom for six "high-value" prisoners, including Khaled Sheik Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. In February...