Josef Newgarden, Bryan Clauson defying conventional wisdom at Indianapolis (15)
 Newgarden and Clauson are rookies and the conventional wisdom is, if you have the resources to do it, bring one rookie and one veteran to Indianapolis. But Newgarden, with a road racing background, and Clauson, a veteran of hundreds of oval races, are the odd couple at Indy. They're turning conventional wisdom on its head. They breezed through the rookie orientation program last week and delivered fast laps during the opening four days of practice (Newgarden was fastest on the first and third day of practice, while Clauson was just behind him). Sure, it's only practice, but it's still impressive. IndyCar's new chassis (the Dallara DW12) has altered the rac...
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Generosity saves the day in Peru (13)
Probably the largest difference between Peruvians and Americans is their generosity. Even after two months living in Peru, my host family still treats me like a guest. They serve my meals, wash my clothing and clean up after me. My abuelita refuses to allow me to do anything for myself, including washing my dishes, making a fried egg for breakfast or grabbing my dinner from the microwave. Despite the cultural differences that make me cringe, at the end of the day, Peruvians go out of their way to help others and that is enough for me. Kay Kemmet is an international student at Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru studying Spanish, Latin American history and journali...
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Creating Global Platform For Sustainable Energy (11)
The country has not only been removed from the path of achieving sustainable energy, which is the sustainable provision of energy that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs, the technologies that promote sustainable energy like renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal energy and tidal power are not being harnessed for energy efficiency. Thus, experts submit that there is need for the country to seize the opportunity offered by the United Nations which has designated 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for all by creating a global platform for...
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