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...media and telecom presence in Europe, meanwhile, allowed Messier to tantalize people with talk about how they'd soon be downloading music, sending photos and even watching video on mobile devices. Convergence of delivery and content, he promised, meant companies like his could offer it all. "Vivendi had the correct vision: the conversion of broadband and wireless to bring any content to anyone, anywhere, anytime, on any handset," Messier says. "That is all reality now. Anyone who saw me as a foolish guy in 2001 is quiet today...
...Harvard administrators began a discussion last summer of the possible plans for renovation of its own residential houses. According to Suzy M. Nelson, associate dean of residential life, the potential plans are varied, with timelines lasting from 10 to 30 to 50 years, with the main goal being to correct basic issues such as plumbing, heating, and fire safety, while also hopefully improving the use of space. If Harvard decides to proceed with the 50 year plan, the Houses would be gutted one by one, and thoroughly renovated. In the meantime, displaced students would be housed in a temporary dorm...
...shocking notification: he was facing the Administrative Board of Harvard College for academic dishonesty. Having never been taught proper citation procedures—not even in Expos—the student had included a bibliography in the first research paper of his Harvard career, but had not used correct citations in the body of the paper...
...Oscars Blooper Reel Richard Corliss is fully justified in griping about incorrectly awarded Academy Awards [Feb. 25]. There should be retrospective awards to correct previous errors of judgment. They could be awarded on Oscar night each year as an adjunct to the main ceremony. Citizen Kane could then - at last! - be advertised with an Oscar cachet. Not that it needs to, of course - but still. And second-place nominees in any category should automatically be included in the next year's voting, affording the Academy a more immediate opportunity to correct glaring errors. Jan Schaafsma, Betty's Bay, South Africa...
...Oscars Blooper Reel Richard Corliss is fully justified in griping about incorrectly awarded Academy Awards [Feb. 25]. There should be retrospective awards to correct previous errors of judgment. They could be awarded on Oscar night each year as an adjunct to the main ceremony. Citizen Kane could then - at last! - be advertised with an Oscar cachet. Not that it needs to, of course - but still. And second-place nominees in any category should automatically be included in the next year's voting, affording the Academy a more immediate opportunity to correct glaring errors. Jan Schaafsma, BETTY'S BAY, SOUTH AFRICA...