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...watched a ton of sports on our crappy little 13-inch TV,” said Grant M. Thompson ’98, one of Silverman’s roommates...
...branch of the Harvard Office for Sustainability—to coordinate Mt. Trashmore. The heap had a 12-foot pole, indicating what the height of the pile would be without recycling. There were also various signs surrounding the trash with recycling tidbits, such as the fact that a ton of trash costs Harvard $87 to remove, compared to $20 for a recycled ton. REP volunteers were on site from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to talk to people, and answer questions about recycling. Passerbys were pleasantly surprised by how small the trash pile was, including University President Drew G. Faust...
...said Jeremy N. Tran ’09, last year’s president of the Vietnamese Association, “Vietnamese poetry isn’t boring. It’s quite sexual and talks a lot about desire and being drunk,” said Trieu H. Ton ’11, one of the coordinators of the summit. “Bich also sang for us, and talked about how Vietnamese music is quite original.” According to Tran, the summit series was first organized last year by the Vietnamese student associations from Harvard, Yale...
...bailout won't spare GM or its workers pain. Assuming the government bridges GM to the future - or provides debtor-in-possession financing in a bankruptcy - there is still a ton of restructuring to do. The company operates 21 plants in North America and has three more that are scheduled to close. But Grant Thornton's Rodriguez says that still leaves five to go to match demand. "They still need to take structural steps: reduce suppliers, reduce the number of plants, reduce the cost structure and get rid of excessive debt." Most analysts say GM has to dump underperforming brands...
...narrows cost margins, and the savings allow for a higher percentage of alternative fuels in the package. For example, Ingalls Health System, a 563-bed hospital with satellite facilities in south suburban Chicago, bought a plan with 5% green fuels. Ingalls can expect to see a 3,433-ton reduction of CO2 in the first year - plus more than $1.5 million in savings over the course of the three-year contract...