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...there's change afoot, and that was signaled this week by no less than the Harvard Graduate School of Design, which presented its annual Excellence in Design award to J Mays, the 48 year old (CHK) Oklahoman who has been in charge of car design at Ford since 1997. This is mainly a school of architecture, and they've been trying to get away from the stodgy Harvard image for years (previous award winners include product wiz Phillipe Starck and conceptual artist and theatre designer extraordinaire Robert Wilson). Mays is a guy whose world is actively about more than cars...
...Salma Hayek and Lauryn Hill were also considered for the award, but it often comes down to who can make the event,” she said...
Underwood was unavailable for comment over how he felt about wining the award. His publicist did not return repeated phone calls yesterday...
...long program surpassed that of the Russians. The French judge claimed that the organization that governs French figure skating pressured her to favor the Russians despite an obvious technical error (Sikharvlidze stumbled on the landing of a double axel jump). Canadian Olympic officials promptly requested the international sports tribunal award a gold medal to the Canadian team and on Feb. 15 their request was met. The Canadians received a gold medal though the Russians were also allowed to keep theirs...
...taping of “The Mickey Mouse Club.” The festivities at my ninth birthday party included a Polynesian luau at one of the Disney resort hotels. In fifth grade I represented my school as a recipient of a Disney Dreamer and Doer award for displaying Walt’s favorite characteristics of curiosity, courage, constancy and confidence. I survived my first “camping” experience in the oddly unnatural nature of Fort Wilderness at 12 and overcame my fear of roller coasters by finally caving into peer pressure and braving Thunder Mountain Railroad...