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Called “Conflict in the Caucasus: The Georgian Conflict and the Resurgence of Russia,” the speakers’ discussion was sponsored by Harvard International Relations on Campus and took place in the Adams upper common room to an audience of 25 students...
...Thomas M. Barron ’09, a cadet in Army ROTC, said that he was pleased that the two candidates have found common ground in expressing support for the program...
...It’s my favorite building,” he said. “But at the same time, I hate the project. The Sydney Opera House is a megaproject disaster.” Flyvbjerg, a professor at Aalborg University, discussed the budget overruns that are common to large infrastructure projects, or megaprojects, at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design last night. According to Flyvbjerg, nine out of every 10 infrastructure projects have these fiscal problems. “So don’t believe that all projects have cost overrun,” he joked...
...current e-mail addresses are confusing to those outside Harvard, especially employers unfamiliar with the “FAS” acronym. And Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd called the current restrictions on usernames—which often add numbers to the end of addresses with common names—“dehumanizing.” Sundquist said that the trial program will allow FAS IT—which he characterized as highly receptive to undergraduate input—to deal with several qualms that have arisen over the now imminent change. William R. Rose...
...lawyers were jailed when they were caught attempting to bribe court officials overseeing his cases. All this is making it harder, says Panitan, for Thaksin's friends and allies in Thailand and overseas to defend him in his accusations against Thailand's courts. "Conflict of interest laws are a common feature of developed societies. To defend Thaksin now is to basically oppose the rule of law," Panitan said...