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...This is a time bomb for the country.' AFTAB ALAM, head of a Pakistani lawyers' association, on Taliban militants expanding their territory a week after imposing Islamic law in the Swat Valley as part of a peace deal with the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

Silver Spring is by far the smallest player in the Energy Smart Miami initiative, but its contributions are key. The Silicon Valley startup will supply the software that will make the smart grid smart, using the open technology platform Internet Protocol to send data through the system. Although using an open platform has made some experts concerned about the security of a smart grid, Lang points out that his company's software will make it easier to adapt the grid to new technologies - smart appliances, plug-in cars - that might arise down the road. "This is going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miami's Smart Grid: A Blueprint for the Power Future | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...Oracle Corp., whose relational database software makes it the 137th largest company in the world. Ellison, who likes to pilot old fighter jets and lives in a faux Japanese-style mansion, is one of the richest men in the world and another of the great, big personalities of Silicon Valley. Just like his old buddy, Steven P. Jobs. So it was at once surprising - and not - when the news broke this morning that Oracle intends to purchase Sun Microsystems, for around $7.4 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thinking Like Apple, Oracle Buys Sun | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

With the Ivy Championship looming on the horizon, the Caves Valley Spring Intercollegiate was an important match for the Crimson men’s golf team. After struggling against Ivy competition last week at the Princeton Invitational, this weekend had to be different if Harvard wanted to turn its season around.The squad did just that, as the Crimson dominated the field to win by 13 strokes, positing a combined score of 595 (294-301). George Washington came in second, tallying a team score of 608. Facing off against the majority of its Ivy competition, with the exception of Columbia...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Peaking In Time For Ivies | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

When a gang of criminals ambushed and murdered four Lebanese soldiers on Monday in the Bekaa Valley, they might have expected a certain amount of impunity. The valley - which lies just over Lebanon's Mediterranean mountain range and runs along the border with Syria - has long been a center of lawlessness in a country famed for its volatility. The Lebanese government - weakened by sectarian squabbling, rampant corruption, and interference by foreign powers - usually turns a blind eye to much of the drug cultivation and weapons smuggling that goes on there. But this time, the Lebanese army hit back. This week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Broken-Windows Policy Work in Lebanon? | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

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