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Germany isn't the sunniest place on earth, but its solar-energy industry is bright. It's a textbook case of government creating an industry through regulation and subsidies. Thanks to a law passed in 2000 and amended in 2003, solar-energy producers command a high price for the electricity they generate, a rate good for 20 years. Can solar become competitive without the government crutch? The case is still open...
...thought your Captain Bezu Fache was one of the few bright spots in The Da Vinci Code. Were you as bored as I was watching...
...revealing that even in the wake of Kim's nuclear detonation, most Chinese in places like Dandong regard their neighbor with pity more than fear. On the highway leading out of the city, a farmer sits astride a brand-new bright blue motorbike and waits as a fruit seller packs up three large bundles of apples and pears. "I'll take this down to the river tonight, and the North Koreans will be there to trade as usual," he says. He says he swaps the fruit for sheets of copper, most probably stolen, usually one piece of fruit...
...it’s on to the regular season for the No. 8 Harvard women’s hockey team. The Crimson played its one and only scheduled exhibition Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center, downing McGill, 2-0. Last week, Harvard did get on the ice against Dartmouth for an informal encounter. The Crimson used the time to see its players in real on-ice action, according to Harvard coach Katey Stone. The contest marked the return to home ice for the Crimson’s trio of Olympians, who missed all of last year to participate...
...Harvard men’s hockey team saw its first game action of the season, defeating Prince Edward Island (PEI) 4-3 in a penalty-filled exhibition at the Bright Hockey Center yesterday. The visiting Panthers put up a fight—almost literally—against the Crimson in spite of limping into Cambridge after suffering an 8-1 loss to Dartmouth on Saturday night. The two teams combined for 62 penalty minutes, including 24 in the third period. Sophomore forward Steve Rolecek netted the game-winner for Harvard, one-timing a pass from the endboards from captain Dylan...