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...what about the bona fide stories on FieldReport? How good are they? "It's such a combination," Petty said. "Unlike The New Yorker, where you have a certain style and standard, here the judging process is much more emotional. In some cases, the judges respond to the reality of the story; in other cases, they respond to really great writing." The winner of the July grand prize, as well as of category prizes in both July and October, was a letter carrier from Portland, Ore., named Murr Brewster, whose folksy commentary on low-rise jeans and other fashion trends...
...ward at Richland International Hospital, a private facility in Kunming, Yunnan province, costs anywhere from $60 to $320 depending on whether patients choose standard or VIP care, according to Tommy Chu, director of China Health Management Corp., a Las Vegas--based company that entered a joint venture with Yunnan-based Richard Technology Co. in 2006 to build and run the hospital. That's three to 10 times the cost of a day in a public-hospital ward...
...weight stays low for better control. It was the first to put oil in the swing arm and fuel in the frame to distribute weight more evenly. And it pioneered a perimeter brake disk--replacing a central disk around the hub--that weighs a third less than the standard system. "I want every part to do at least two jobs, maybe three or four," says Buell. "So you have to invent new parts that no one has done that way before." Fewer parts mean less weight, lower costs and fewer production errors. Not everyone likes the novelty. "The design...
...activist, miniature pig breeder, FOP Tana Jambadorj ’11: Willy Wonka, French maid, cowboy Nicholas A. Noyer ’09: Peter Shields’ extra-small t-shirt from his Harvard Carnival performance, the finale costumes from “A Chorus Line,” standard Primal Screen attire Michelle M. Parilo ’10: Mickey Mouse, Santa Clause, a Crimson...oh, wait...
...nuclear fuel for electricity generation to nations that do not create weapons programs. Allowing India to have it both ways—to receive the benefits of “peaceful nuclear cooperation” despite the fact that the nation has built weapons—creates a double standard that could ultimately undermine U.S. policy toward nations like Iran, where diplomats have been promising to aid Iran’s civilian nuclear program if the nation abandons its quest to build nuclear weapons...