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...review, the College’s first since the 1970s, has been beset by delays over the past year and dogged by criticism that it lacks bold new ideas. An article in The New York Times on Jan. 8 noted that the General Education report contained concepts already produced by curricular reviews at Yale and other peer institutions, and said that the report “landed on many desks not so much with a thud as a rustle...
...that day—Dec. 20, 2005—Midwest Airlines flight 210 from Boston en route to Milwaukee was beset by a dangerous mechanical problem, which caused the landing gear to emit a shower of sparks as it rose into the air. For those of us aboard, who had no idea anything had gone awry, the malfunction was a bothersome inconvenience, a mere “problem with the indicator,” as the captain so vaguely and reassuringly cooed over the intercom. The plane circled Logan for two hours, burning off fuel so as to minimize...
...vaccines have lately begun to look more promising. Wood Mackenzie expects the market to grow from $9 billion in 2004 to $13 billion by 2009. Why? Ironically enough, Chiron's 2004 snafu had a bracing effect on Capitol Hill. Beset by fears of a possible bird-flu pandemic, Congress last month approved $3.8 billion for flu-pandemic preparation, most of it earmarked for buying vaccines and medicines. The defense appropriations bill carrying the provision also controversially provides vaccine manufacturers with a virtually airtight shield from liability...
...CGIS, made up of the Knafel Building and the still-unnamed South Building, has been beset by difficulties throughout its short lifespan. Initially, disputes erupted between the City of Cambridge and the University over the planned location of the complex, and its effect on the areas around it. Original designs for a tunnel connecting the two buildings under the street were abandoned after they met with fierce local opposition that drove the price tag up by $10 million—a sum the College deemed unreasonable...
...times, basic competence has been an issue for Bush. His privatization of certain government functions, such as payroll, public defenders and technology, has been beset by logistical snafus and a few contracting scandals. And although he was considered a model of leadership during four hurricanes in 2004, Bush did not get such good reviews in the wake of Wilma because relief supplies were hard to come by. As he is about to begin his final year in office, Bush is often mentioned as a Republican presidential prospect in 2008 or 2012. Still, many observers think he will focus instead...