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...colors, and some wonderful changes of space. Unfortunately, his one American project was not the achievement of a man at the peak of his powers. THC: What I find most interesting about your book is how mercurial Le Corbusier’s personality was. What do you think we gain from an understanding of the artist’s life? NFW: The thing I hope I point out in my book is what a passionate enjoyer of visual beauty Le Corbusier was. He was the type of man who bemoaned the idea that people no longer walked up stairs...
...while some are content without a graduate student union, Freeman said unionization at Harvard could gain support, especially with the potential for a decline in Harvard funding for grad students in the wake of the financial crisis...
...have battled for decades to surpass once mighty GM, Ford and Chrysler. Now it would appear victory is at hand. Even if lawmakers bail out all three, the U.S. companies will require major restructuring that will leave them smaller and weaker, making it easier for their Asian rivals to gain market share both in the U.S. and globally. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
When this slim volume made its first appearance 10 years ago, it was vying for attention with Monica Lewinsky and the Clinton scandal. Monica won. But Cheese slowly began to gain traction in corporate circles, even though critics dissed it as an overly broad parable that could be understood by a bright sixth-grader. A year later, it was No. 1 on the New York Times business best-seller list...
...tighter security system. She said she had visited Columbia University over Thanksgiving break and said that its “security was much more intense.” She noted that security guards were posted at every entrance and that students needed to verify their ID in order to gain entrance into the dorms...