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...What was the inspiration for the architecture of this building? We had to cover the façade so we came up with the idea of covering it with something that was symbolic of Japan, which was my idea. She [Doriana Fuksas, the architect] wanted to cover it with tiny illuminated holes, but I thought we had to find something more typical of Japan so I came up with the bamboo leaves, which are more decorative and appear as a motif throughout the building. The idea of gold is symbolic of luxury...
...compromise stipulates that recipients will no longer be permitted to use grants to purchase alcohol, but the money may now instead cover the costs of other party-related expenses. The funding of alcohol--and potentially underage drinking--was one of the central concerns that led Pilbeam to attempt to terminate the program initially...
Making my second trip to Wien Stadium to cover football, I expected much of the same from the Big Apple and its lovable losers as I witnessed during my first visit—a rout. Two years ago, I questioned why the Ivy League had not instituted a slaughter rule to put teams like Columbia out of their misery, to save them the embarrassment of games like the Crimson’s victory in 2005. Coming into Saturday’s matchup, plain numbers favored a repeat of 2005. Harvard entered the game undefeated in the league?...
...whether they’re involved in a college or not—getting access to what you could get access to as a member of the Harvard community.” The Open Collections Program has already launched two open collections. The two topics covered are “Women Working 1800-1930” and “Immigration to the United States 1789-1930.” These collections include a huge amount of material.The other important player in the digitization of Harvard’s libraries has been the Google Library Project. Perhaps...
...children from Chad lacked required authorization, but say the urgency of getting the children care made rule-breaking expediency necessary. Zoe's Ark's French lawyer, meanwhile, has suggested there is a political motive driving Chadian leaders who initially denounced the NGO as a "pedophile" group using humanitarian cover for "child trafficking." Chad, the lawyer notes, has objected to a French-led deployment of European Union peacekeeping forces in eastern Chad to protect Darfur refugees, and could be exploiting the Zoe's Ark case to whip up anti-foreigner sentiment. Chadian leaders deny those accusations, and say the E.U. troop...