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...Either way, the car-buyng public is the winner: consumers will see better-built, more fuel-efficient cars and trucks - gas-powered, electrics and hybrids - that will meet their every desire. Obama's challenge is to make sure some of them come from Detroit...
...volume of worthwhile projects submitted for consideration. “We had a number of really strong projects. This was a difficult choice,” Leonard said. “There were quite a few all of us would have been happy to see as the winner.” Scharpf’s project was chosen because, in addition to addressing a specific social issue, it will create jobs in the affected community, encourage sustainable agriculture, and promote discussions about sexual health, Leonard said. The Business School would like to expand the fellowship in future years if budgets...
...life, Ben-Shahar uses three optimalist exercises, which he calls PRP. When he feels down - say, after giving a bad lecture - he grants himself permission (P) to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction (R). He parses the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't. Finally, there's perspective (P), which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn't matter...
...winner in the current standoff, if there is one, may be the departing Gyurcsany, who retains a measure of power after orchestrating his re-election as MSzP party chairman over the weekend. He may be the most unpopular man in Hungary right now but Gyurcsany's opponents may regret his departure...
...ruthless singles period, Harvard swept to clear set victories across the courts as the Pilots’ energy levels fell. Freshman Alistair Felton sent the Crimson airborne at No. 3, leveling the scores and claiming victory over freshman Geoff Henandez (6-1, 6-3) through a return winner down the line. Against Portland’s Evan Schleining, No. 6 sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien clinched the decisive fourth point with...