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...their minds. After long delays, work was expected to begin last weekend on installing the sliding roof of the main Olympic stadium - the symbol of these Games, designed by the celebrated Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Officials say it won't be ready until the end of May at the earliest. At last count 13 major construction projects remained incomplete and behind schedule. Failure to finish the work in time for the opening ceremonies would be a great embarrassment for the Greeks, and it's too soon to say whether they will make the deadline. No wonder the authorities were...
Bells however did not make it into the final design, and the earliest plans feature not a spiral, but a smooth ramp weaving through the middle of the Carpenter Center. Likewise, the path along the Carpenter Center’s ramp is not animated by the black and white checkerboard terrazzo floors Le Corbusier initially intended for the second and third floor studios visible through the large glass windows of this interior space. But the ramp still provided a view into the life of the building, so visitors would understand its purpose and the practice of art was immediately visible...
...alternatives. The latest news is that they’re working to construct an expedited FDA approval process that could sanction FDC procurement in a matter of months. We’ll see. It is unlikely that any such process will be set up before September, at the earliest. In any case, establishing a parallel approval process to the WHO’s is not the solution. This would just pave the way for political interference in future scientific decisions and, as Waxman notes, lead to “conflicting international standards, confusing countries and donors...
Aware of the benefits of abortions at the earliest stages possible in a pregnancy, and the even greater benefits of lowering the incidence of unplanned pregnancy, we must call for the continued legality of early-term abortions; wider, over-the-counter access to emergency contraception; and contraceptive education...
...unwillingness of the Iraqis to help suppress the twin uprisings forced U.S. officials to admit publicly last week what many have assumed for months. General John Abizaid, head of the U.S. Central Command (Centcom), says Iraqi security forces won't be ready to assume control until September at the earliest...