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...suggested one of Hastert's ideas, banning all privately funded travel, was "childish". Since then Boehner has further distanced himself from the reform ideas, suggesting that current laws have worked in catching violations of ethics rules and an independent office of public integrity to check for abuses is unnecessary. "Sunlight is the best disinfectant," Boehner said on Meet the Press last weekend...
...solutions treat each garden like an extension of the house, making up for limited space with careful design. You may not appreciate all his choices--say, the herd of statuary cows traipsing through a patio--but even suburbanites can learn from him about handling common problems, especially lack of sunlight. (This is a British show, after...
...prices and environmental concerns about fossil-fuel emissions, nuclear power is looking attractive again [Nov. 14]. But the sun is also a proven source of energy, and the technology for tapping into solar power is available. In one of the simplest of several variations, an array of mirrors focuses sunlight on a tank filled with water, heating it and producing steam that can be used to generate electricity. Large numbers of such solar-power plants could be installed in hot deserts and other sunny areas. Iran claims that it needs nuclear power, but Europe and the U.S. are worried that...
Once they arrived, they strolled through the narrow alleys lined with staring children. Bill, in a black fleece pullover and khaki pants, stuck his hands in his pockets and squinted into the sunlight, not unlike a man walking down the fairway at Augusta. Several times they stopped to talk with families. In unit No. 774, they found Sushila and Suraj Naik, who live in the windowless space with their daughter Puja, 3, and a tiny new baby called Liza. The Naiks welcomed them, offering them the only seat in the unit--on the double bed that took up almost...
...expensive. Think of those unsightly, bulky panels that hippies, Hollywood stars and even the President have affixed to their dwellings. They can soak up peak light only at noon, when the sun is highest in the sky. Why not design a system that captures that much sunlight all day long...