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...Uganda. Clinics and factories are being deprived of electricity by Californians whose idea of an electricity crisis is a handful of summer blackouts," wrote Mallaby in an article based on his book. Nonetheless, the environmental debate is certain to continue. A recent IRN report says half the dramatic drop in Lake Victoria's water level is caused by Uganda taking more water than it agreed to. Kenya and Tanzania claim the drop has reduced hydropower generation, causing outages. Mohammed Kassas, a Nile expert at Cairo University, questions whether the Nile Basin countries can be trusted to protect the environment...
...been postponed six times because of bad weather and failures in the X-15's telemetry and electrical systems. Even as the mother plane carried it above the Mojave Desert, groundlings were quoting odds that the X-15, with wings little bigger than a Cadillac tail fin, would "drop like a rock" when released...
...Groove Stew Design Workshop's Strata chair, crafted from 38 unique pieces of laminated plywood and inspired by geologic formations in the American Southwest, $4,400 (stewdesignworkshop.com) Opposite page: Peonies painting by Stephen Courbois made from pieces of old wallpaper, price upon request (518-321-6517); Esque's Water Drop jug, handmade from recycled glass and processed using wind power, $368 (branchhome.com) Chista's Tamarin slice table by Alon Langotsky, $2,600 (chista.net...
...spatula that have been gathering dust over the winter, courtesy Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). Ambitious chefs and culinary rookies alike looking for a change of dining hall scenery can order barbeque kits, courtesy of HUDS, and head to the great outdoors for a sizzling meal. After all, why drop $200 for a romantic dinner at Sandrine’s when you can do it yourself for free? Students must obtain the grill, charcoal, and lighter fluid, but HUDS provides the rest: hamburgers, hot dogs, rolls and buns, condiments, chips, desserts, and beverages. For picky grillers, special food requests...
Good news, budding music stars. You don’t have to skip town to get recorded. “Students don’t have to drop out of college to be musicians,” says Kamala S. Salmon ’03, who works for RCA Records. “There is a way to get their music out there besides trying to wait for an elusive record deal.” And she should know. Salmon founded Mala K Music, a record label that distributes music exclusively from Harvard alumni and students. The label?...