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...commercializing biofuel out of agricultural residue like wood chips, rather than food crops. Nothing has paid off big for him yet - in fact, prices for corn-based ethanol, which Khosla has also invested in, crashed in 2007, largely due to overproduction. But Khosla, who sees corn as a stepping stone to superior cellulosic ethanol, is undaunted. "This is a great market with great fundamentals," he says...
...Madrid, it was with full enthusiasm that I bought tickets to a bullfight. After all, I came abroad to learn about Spanish culture, and what’s more Spanish than a bullfight? I’d read enough Hemingway to find the stone ring and the matadors’ colorful costumes—in short, the whole experience—dazzling and awe-inspiring. (Sentences such as, “Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter?...
...crowd. “Especially for students away from home for the first time, it’s a chance to celebrate with the Harvard community.” Traditional gelt, or chocolate coins, dreidels, and small menorahs were distributed to the crowd of over 30 huddled near the stone steps of Widener. A sign in front of the menorah read, “Happy Chanukah from Harvard Friends of Chabad.” “It’s a really great holiday that brings people together from different Jewish backgrounds, even if you?...
...meters, best among collegiate competitors. “Pole vaulting is a funny event because you can jump really well but not clear really high bars,” Stanton said. “We both jumped 3.5 meters, but this meet was definitely more important as a stepping stone toward other meets.” Freshmen Katrina Drayton, Stephanie Louis, and Cassandra Bowe teamed up with junior Jan Ng to win the 4x440 yard relay, breaking the tape in 4:04.20. Junior Brittan Smith placed second in the 60-meter dash (7.8 seconds) and in the long jump...
...shot count, 42-14, and controlled the tempo of the game. The squad, however, had to battle to earn its goals, which both came in the last 10 minutes of regulation. “We beat a good team and a great goaltender,” coach Katey Stone said. “We just found a way to win.” With 7:07 left in the third period, junior Sarah Vaillancourt scored the first goal of the game—and her team-high eighth score of the season—by backhanding the puck past...