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...have to use energy. A load of laundry costs $3, and the dryers are so ineffective that I hang even my delicates out the window to air-dry. Hot water lasts five minutes—many nights, I rinse out shampoo with cold water. My friends in home-stays tell me that if they leave their lights on for even a few minutes when they’re not in a room, their home-stay mothers yell at them. It’s really annoying, but it’s also made me realize: In America, we waste...
...remarks, in which Bollinger called Ahmadinejad a “petty and cruel dictator.”“It was a low moment,” Leach said of Bollinger’s introduction of Ahmadinejad. “I can’t tell you I would have been enthusiastic about inviting him to speak, but I was certainly dismayed at the comments” made by Bollinger.Leach’s concern for academic courtesy is characteristic, colleagues say, of a nature that displays more of the professor than the politician. “His academic...
...might not be the best-looking guy in the room, but I am the only one talking to you...” kidding, kidding. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: Yay, go Red Sox! Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Webb, clean up your side of the room Favorite childhood toy: Baseball glove Sexiest physical trait: My calves, pythons Favorite part about Harvard: Rowing team, my blocking group Describe yourself in three words: I can’t count good In 15 minutes you are: Enjoying life In 15 years...
...very next question was about global warming. Obama laid out his rigorous cap-and-trade plan for reducing carbon emissions, but then he said, "One of the themes of this campaign is to tell voters what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear ... So I've got to tell you there will be a cost to this - and the utility companies will pass it along to consumers. You can expect a spike in electricity prices," although, he added, the new technology should ultimately bring those prices back down...
...seem to mind the doubters. Four years ago, he ran into Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell computer makers at the World Economic Forum and told him - again - about his concept for making inexpensive computers for all the world's poor children. Recalled Negroponte: "He said: 'Nicholas, you tell me that every time I see you. But you know what? It's impossible.'" With a sly grin, Negroponte adds: "When you tell me something's impossible, that's going to make me want...