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...calls for 78 hollow sea gates--each up to 16 ft. thick, 65 ft. wide and 90 ft. long--to be hinged to foundations, or caissons, in the seabed and to lie flat there. The gates would usually be filled with water, but when tides rise to a height of 43 in. or more, compressed air would pump the water out. The free end of the gates would then float upward, breaking the surface after about 30 minutes and sealing off the inlets. Sea locks would permit ships to pass while the gates...
...would go down as the height of the Red Scare at Harvard, when Washington tested academic freedom and the University rebelled...
...vanished too, speeding downhill toward a dubious breakfast. A snow rat poked its head out, hoping for a crumb. I broke the park's rules and tossed him a piece of cookie. Feeding anything that lives at this desolate height has to be good karma. So long as you're not offering a deep-fried sandwich...
...March 2000, the height of the technology bubble, and Ulrich Schumacher wanted to drive a point home to the world's investors. His semiconductor company, Infineon Technologies, was about to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Like another Schumacher - Formula One star Michael - the CEO is serious about racing, so he cruised down Wall Street in a F-1 car. Infineon's stock sped out of the starting blocks on March 13, 2000 and hit a high on the Frankfurt exchange of €92.50 in June. Then demand for semiconductors slumped, and Infineon hit a slick...
Harvard should be commended for the way it has responded to the Allston community on this project. The height of the low-rise continues the roofline of an adjacent garage—a decision thought to be compatible with the relevant residential structures. The community asked that Harvard not turn its back on them, and the University responded in two ways. Symbolically, the address of the building is One Western Ave.—the street slated to be Allston’s Mass. Ave. in Harvard’s long-term development plans. Physically, the building opens out onto...