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Lawrence of Absurdia
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
In January of 1991, economist Lawrence Summers took a leave from his Harvard professorship and moved to Washington to work for the World Bank. His job was to create economic plans for countries in need of aid. It was a weighty task,

Graphene could help keep rust off your car
Zee News
Washington: An Indian origin researcher and his partner have developed a new technique that uses graphene to keep steel rust free. Keeping rust off steel -especially on a car - is often a losing battle. The body is protected by the paint, but that can

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The 100% Economy: Why the US Needs a Strong Middle Class to Thrive
The Atlantic
So why does he insist that only the fading middle class can rescue America? SEATTLE--Nick Hanauer toddled through his early years in a cramped Greenwich Village apartment. His mother waited tables at the Bitter End. His father worked low-level jobs on

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iRobot Hosts JPMorgan TMT Conference - Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Those robots are predominantly light weight, ground vehicles that are used in service today for diffusing bombs, addressing the improvise explosive device threat and starting to be fielded by the regular army for a variety of intelligence gathering and

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WSF joining the trend by exploring future fuel options
Kitsap Sun
Vigor Shipyards in Seattle is building two 144-car ferries, to be delivered in 2014 and 2015. They'll be diesels, because WSF needs them ASAP. Once those boats arrive, however, WSF can start converting the six Issaquah-class boats to natural gas.

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