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...Last night, under new rules designed to stop this type of bloc voting, 50% of the points were awarded by the traditional public phone-in and 50% by a panel of music producers in each country. Advocates of the new jury system will be quick to say it helped Norway transcend borders - with a mix of fans and more objective industry experts voting, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia all awarded Norway the maximum 12 points, thereby snubbing one another. But since Eurovision has no plans to reveal which national juries voted for which countries, its actual effect is difficult...
...think a souped-up version would be an interesting exercise to do on a routine basis," says John Irons, research and policy director at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute think tank. "I could imagine in good times that this type of stress test could remind people not to get caught up in the irrational exuberance of bank booms." (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...ideal world, this is a face-off that would benefit Africa. For some farmers, commercial solutions - of the type promoted by Odiambo - will be the best way forward. Others might be better served by organic techniques. The key will be giving each grower the opportunity to make a comparison. So far, the more organized and better backed AGRA is the group getting its message...
Harvard University Health Services will discontinue anonymous HIV/AIDS testing for students, effective August 1. Plans to eliminate this type of screening have been in the works since the beginning of this academic year, according to UHS Director David S. Rosenthal ’59, who cited underusage—rather than fiscal considerations—as the primary motivation behind the decision. “Anonymous testing has been great, but every year, fewer and fewer people get the testing,” Rosenthal said, adding that Harvard is one of the last Ivy League schools to continue both testing...
...discussions about housing ownership patterns in Allston and the plans to relocate the Charlesview apartments to the Corridor. “People like the idea of streets connecting and more green space, but when we got down to the subtle differences, the conversation went to, ‘What type of housing are we looking for?’” said local resident David McNair, summarizing the discussions that had taken place in his break-out group. “We should first set some guidelines in terms of, ‘Here’s what...