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...Phillips said. “We try to couple our upgrades with energy efficient modifications and this happens to be one of those.” Phillips, who is also a member of the Resource Efficiency Program Task Force, said that the dual flush handles were installed on 508 units and cost an additional $15 per unit. While Phillips did not know the reason behind the green color, he speculated it was because green represents environmentally-friendly practices. “For the cost increase it makes good sense to do it because if a good percentage use it, we?...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Longer ‘If It’s Yellow, Let It Mellow’ | 9/15/2006 | See Source »

...with articles from The Economist and other periodicals—serves as a reminder that what you learn in class actually has some grounding in the real world. And you won’t have to worry much about your grade; Ec10 offers a “Unit Test” program to take practice exams for bonus points. Combine that with a Core curve set on a B+ average, and your grade will be as inflated as the Argentinean peso...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Social Analysis 10, "Principles of Economics" | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

eBay has caused a revolution in the way that people acquire goods. Consumers have become SKU shoppers. They know exactly the stock-keeping unit that they want to acquire. They have figured out that if you know what you want to buy, you can acquire it at a lower and lower price. It's a wonderful cycle that allows you to have a higher standard of living on less money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Michael Silverstein | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

...system--a sort of electronic hydroponic garden, in which the roots of plants grow in water without soil--makes even the darkest kitchen counter a fertile plain. Using the AeroGarden is foolproof: plug it in, fill the basin with water, pop in the seedpods and watch things grow. The unit has a lighting system that cycles on and off to give your plants the perfect amount of light on which to thrive. The downside is that you have to use AeroGrow's proprietary seedpods, but at least the choices are vast, ranging from salad greens to cherry tomatoes to chili...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home: Counter Intelligence | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

...despite Warren's disdain for Prosperity's theological claims, some Prosperity churches have become players in the very faith-based antipoverty world he inhabits, even while maintaining their distinctive theology. Kirbyjon Caldwell, who pastors Windsor Village, the largest (15,000) United Methodist church in the country, can sound as Prosperity as the next pastor: "Jesus did not die and get up off the Cross so we could live lives full of despair and disappointment," he says. He quotes the "abundant life" verse with all earnestness, even giving it a real estate gloss: "It is unscriptural not to own land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does God Want You To Be Rich? | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

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