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Kleinfeld wants Siemens to go to market as a seamless, flexible provider of infrastructure--from lightbulbs to electrical grids--a program the company calls Siemens One. He points to Qatar, where massive development is under way. A number of firms could supply, say, light rail equipment. But Siemens can build a transportation system and power grid in one contract, optimizing its strengths in each of these segments. "If you put some of these things together, you can really have a competitive advantage," says Ken Cornelius, who heads Siemens One. For a hospital, Siemens can deliver 40% of a total project...
...adage “If you build it, they will come” worked pretty well for Kevin Costner. Cut down some corn, lay down some sod and BAM! You’ve got a sweet party in your backyard. But when it comes to Harvard Yard, the story is a bit different.This past school year, Harvard embarked on a number of projects geared towards expanding social space, including undertakings as diverse as the $4.5 million Queen’s Head pub and the Harvard College Women’s Center. But designing a social space that caters...
...people normally interact.”Galkowski adds that the site is built upon the underlying assumption that in college, relationships are built around two pillars—“who you like and who your friends like.”After registering with Check My Radar, users build personal profiles and join a network—features common to other social networking Web sites. The innovation comes, the founders say, in the form of “radar” and a list of “confidants.”The radar displays possible romantic interests...
...move to Hollywood and try his luck on the silver screen. “I am excited to move to L.A. to begin my career,” he says. “But I am also nervous about my potential to get discouraged. It will take time to build a career. Acting is not like becoming a doctor, which always includes the same things: medical school, the MCAT, internship, residency. There is no formula for becoming an actor, so there are many different kinds of success.” “I am an intelligent and trained enough...
...era—in April of 1969, Adams’s graduating year, the Crimson had this to report: “More than 400 policemen charged University Hall early this morning and forcibly—and sometimes violently—removed several hundred students who were occupying the building. Between 250 and 300 people were arrested in the raid, and nearly 75 students were injured.” It was amidst this tumultuous backdrop that Adams, the composer of operas such as “Nixon in China,” and “Dr. Atomic...