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...small scale, Harvard could open its shuttles to residents; extend bike paths and green streets into the neighborhood; allow the local elementary school—which currently lacks art space—to have consistent access to the new museum...
...Part of the difficulty for China's central-bank chief, Zhou Xiaochuan, is that the country lacks reliable statistics on which to base economic projections and policies. "They're driving at night without good headlights," says Stephen Green, Shanghai-based economist with Standard Chartered. Another problem is that monetary and fiscal policies are intimately tied up with politics. For example, Chinese President Hu Jintao's centerpiece program of building a "harmonious society" by raising wages and improving state services such as health care for poorer workers plays well with the masses, but may undermine efforts to contain inflation...
...want tranquillity, there's no better place than standing on the cliff-top green on the par-three 13th hole of the Cliffs at Glassy and staring out for a hundred miles. Woods has a similar mountaintop meadow in which to carve his vision. At 4,000 ft., this nearly mile-high club will be built for walking, emphasizing the wellness mantra that Cliffs Communities founder Jim Anthony says defines the communities there. The properties border the Pisgah National Forest and other protected areas that promise a lifetime of trails and wilderness for the outdoorsy...
...about 75% domestic, but it's looking to grow globally. One client is a Chilean company that distributes natural gas throughout Santiago. "They had us do an American-style integrity-management review of their pipeline, because they want to adopt the same standards that we have here," says Schutt. Green concerns are also a strong motivator to protect pipelines, as was the case with a recently completed project in Russian-owned Sakhalin Island, which "is a huge environmental reserve with a lot of beautiful wildlife," he says...
...willingness to make fun of himself has saved many a dreary Saturday Night Live. "Ben certainly is very intelligent," says Alan Ladd Jr., who produced Gone Baby Gone and knows from up-and-coming directors, since he helped launch the directing careers of Mel Gibson and George Lucas (he green-lighted Braveheart and Star Wars). "And he's a very talented writer...