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...upset the international-calling model," says Matt Hatton, a London-based analyst with consultants Yankee Group, who thinks the biggest loser could be international calls from fixed-line phones. VoIP is already making big inroads in the world of fixed lines. A report last week by JupiterResearch analyst Ian Fogg even predicted "the end of the home telephone," as consumers increasingly embrace VoIP technology. Established operators such as BT and Orange are quickly trying to catch up, bundling VoIP in with their other services. The technology isn't yet perfect; in Rebtel's case, users need to sign up first...
...Astronomy Alyssa A. Goodman says she has seen professors from universities like Caltech decline offers of tenure from Harvard, citing the lack of space.Harvard’s plans for art in Allston, like those for science, also face internal pressures that are spurring on development. With the Fogg undergoing its first renovations in over 50 years, University museums are desperate for space to house their collections. “There are real life pressures and intense motivations to keep Allston, University science planning, and cultural planning on track,” Provost Hyman says.Hyman and other administrators discuss interdisciplinary...
...museums’ desire to expand their modern art collection and the need for more space to display their existing inventory. The facility will also include offices, study space, and storage for over 250,000 pieces that will be relocated across the river during the first renovations to the Fogg Museum’s Quincy Street address in over 50 years. Originally opened in 1927, the Fogg’s Quincy home will close its doors completely during the renovations, which will be led by the internationally-renowned architect Renzo Piano, who designed the Pompidou Center in Paris. Highlights from...
...Harvard community at the pub’s opening. To encourage students, faculty and alumni to visit the pub, 1636 will not be available anywhere else but Queen’s Head. Corker also said he and the members of the HSA Pub Task Force are negotiating with the Fogg Art Museum to possibly display some of Harvard’s historic artifacts at Queen’s Head. One of these pieces is an original gargoyle from a tower of Memorial Hall which burned down in 1957. The gargoyle landed safely in the snow and was preserved...
...early music performances in Adolphus Busch Hall, chamber music by students from “Music 180r: Performance and Analysis” and “Music 93r: Supervised Reading and Research,” or solo piano performances in both Paine Hall and the Calderwood Courtyard in the Fogg Art Museum.One of the largest groups in the Performance Fair is the Mozart Society Orchestra (MSO), which is playing Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto in E minor.” MSO—which will feature soloist Sandy M. Cameron ’09, the winner...