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...Should Chang's entire thesis be discarded? Maybe not. As Sidney Webb, a Fabian Society co-founder, once said: economists are "generally right in their predictions, but generally a good deal out on their dates." China's command capitalism is currently a mess, and repeated failures to sort it out could conceivably destroy public order one day. Perhaps Chang will be proven right?if we, including especially those party Neanderthals, wait long enough...
...team itself is cautious about the implications. "It's possible that there is a time evolution of the laws of physics," Webb told the New York Times - but "if it's correct, it's the result of a lifetime...
...That?s if Dr. John K. Webb of the University of New South Wales in Sydney and his team have it right. The team was looking into deep space at the way gas clouds soak up light from quasars and found patterns of absorption that the team couldn?t explain in any other way but the most shocking: the "fine structure constant," also known as "alpha," may not be so constant after all. In other words, the laws of physics may not be as fixed in stone as we might think...
...power of multigenerational housing has become a draw for Americans as they rediscover the virtues of the extended family. Developers like Del Webb are creating communities across the country designed for Mom, Dad, the kids--and Grandma and Grandpa. Hope has taken this natural, practical template a step farther. Qualified adults who commit to adopting up to four kids are offered free rent, a $19,000 salary for one parent to stay home and a vast network of support. Low-to-middle-income seniors receive reduced rent in exchange for volunteering a minimum of six hours a week. The result...
...Racing [at Henley] was phenomenal, more than I can say,” Webb said. “Rowing back in England, beating some of the best English universities, especially as a freshman, was incredible. And it was the first time Harvard won this cup, so we were able to add to the Harvard legacy...