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...autocratic government.' KUNZANG WANGDI, chief election commissioner of Bhutan, after the Himalayan kingdom held a mock election on April 21 to prepare citizens for the advent of a parliamentary government next year. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck whose father initiated the move toward democracy, will oversee the switch, although many Bhutanese say they would prefer him to remain in charge

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...Sure, these hitters spent most of their workday on the bench spitting sunflower seeds or chewing tobacco. But what's better: watching Jim Thome bat 500 times a year, or rotund pitcher David Wells trying to sacrifice bunt with the San Diego Padres? And really, is the double switch all that exciting? (New York Mets closer Billy Wagner comes into the game - and will hit sixth in the lineup!) "It's a no-brainer," says Shapiro. So put down your gloves, kids. The DH, thank goodness, is now a genuine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Breakout Season for the DH | 4/22/2007 | See Source »

Those who choose to switch concentrations are in a particularly tricky situation: Having lost my concentration adviser, I was left in a between-department vacuum. With the delay of concentration choice to the middle of sophomore year, Harvard should take the opportunity to seriously rethink its approach to advising—and hopefully steer its cumbersome bureaucracy towards catching the errors that really matter...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: Of Space Cadets and Safety Nets | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...majority of Harvard’s toilet paper, was not being environmentally friendly. “I found out that Kimberly-Clark source some of their materials from the boreal forest [in Canada],” Shope said. Shope approached Harvard Facilities Maintenance Operations (FMO) with a proposal to switch all the toilet paper on campus to 100 percent recycled products. FMO agreed to start with a pilot program at Eliot House using EcoSoft toilet paper. When no major opposition arose to the new brand, FMO agreed to make the switch, Shope said. EcoSoft paper products are certified by Green...

Author: By Robert G. King, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Undergrad Pulls Off Green Feats | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...only a couple of years after his karting debut as an 8-year-old that Hamilton raced to his first British championship. Around a dozen more karting titles followed before he made the switch in 2001 from these scaled-down vehicles to the more powerful cars. En route to winning the entry-level British Formula Renault series in 2003, he "made seasoned drivers look silly," says Tony Shaw, Hamilton's then team manager...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Built for Speed | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

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