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Germany isn't the sunniest place on earth, but its solar-energy industry is bright. It's a textbook case of government creating an industry through regulation and subsidies. Thanks to a law passed in 2000 and amended in 2003, solar-energy producers command a high price for the electricity they generate, a rate good for 20 years. Can solar become competitive without the government crutch? The case is still open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Economic Development: The Future Is Bright | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...above me, and for the first time, he is looking into my eyes. He is hold-ing my geometry textbook in one hand and a towel in the other. I'm not immediately sure which poses the greater threat. The towel - would he suffocate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "I Want You There With Me" | 10/14/2006 | See Source »

...asking about baby names; hide the look of horror on your face when she says “Cougar.” Keep the birthing area as clean as possible. Ideally, spread out an ROTC sweatshirt, but, should one be unavailable, pages ripped from your never-cracked Ec 10 textbook will suffice. Do not let the laboring mother eat or drink, tempting though it may be to pass around a flask to keep everyone calm. All the more for you this way. Encourage the mother to breathe. “When people are in emergency situations like that, their instincts...

Author: By Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Deliver an Unexpected Infant | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

...editors: Your recent article on college textbook prices (“Book Costs Send Students Online,” news, Sept. 25) failed to provide an accurate view of textbook costs and options. While it is important for students to comparison shop when purchasing textbooks, publishers are also doing their part to reduce part of the costs of higher education. Today, publishers are offering a variety of options for textbooks and instructional tools at a wide range of prices. Some of these cost-saving innovations by publishers include online texts and e-books, one- or two-color editions, and abbreviated...

Author: By Stacy M. Scarazzo, | Title: Publishers Work Hard To Keep Textbook Prices Low | 9/29/2006 | See Source »

Kurt Mahnke, the Coop’s assistant manager of the textbook department, declined to comment...

Author: By Kevin Zhou, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Book Costs Send Students Online | 9/25/2006 | See Source »

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