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Russia's President Vladimir Putin, a judo champion in his youth, is now building up his political muscles. He flexed them ostentatiously in his annual address to Russia's Federal Assembly on April 26, grabbing headlines with his threat to reconsider his country's adhesion to the treaty on conventional forces in Europe. Signed by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990, the treaty committed the U.S.S.R, and later the Russian Federation, to reducing its military deployment in its European territories. Given that this deal was one of the landmark indications that the cold war was over, why would Putin want to provoke...
...leaders are hoping to learn from both the successes and the failures of the past.ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS The first episode of activism was triggered in 1973 when oil prices skyrocketed and threatened to dramatically increase the cost of heating Harvard. Some at the College saw a chance to address issues of conservation and convenience concurrently. By moving winter finals to December, Harvard could close its dorms in January, saving on heating and finally giving its students a real break. Changes in the calendar were approved twice by the Faculty Council, but were shot down both times after being passed...
Each student has his or her own assigned e-mail address, but not all usernames are created equal. The Undergraduate Council (UC) wants students to be able to choose their own e-mail alias, rather than having to choose from a small number of (often unpalatable) alternatives. “It was actually something Ryan and I had in our platform when we ran this year,” says UC Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09. He described the proposal as a “quiet issue” that would nonetheless significantly improve students?...
Negroponte has his skeptics (including Bill Gates) but is undismayed. "The cynics can be as cynical as they want," he says. "If this makes the industry address low-power, low-cost laptops that can be used in very remote places, that's perfect...
...other innovation is Cosmos Ignite, the company they founded to market Mightylight. Inspired by C.K. Prahalad's The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, about the collective buying power of people earning a few dollars a day, they believe that capitalism--not charity--is the best way to address the needs of the Third World. So in November they began selling Mightylights for $45 each. The LED technology is so advanced, says Chugh, that "anyone in New York or Delhi would love one of these." Chugh, 38, hopes to release a $30 model soon and even cheaper lights thereafter...