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...preparation for its opening last year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation carried out a multimillion-dollar renovation. But preservationists didn't just restore the buildings. They greened them, beginning with the Beaux Arts house next door that now serves as a visitors' center. Renovators kept 98% of the house's existing walls, roofs and floors and used recyclable material for the rest. Large windows were put in to reduce the need for artificial lighting, and low-flow plumbing was installed to cut water waste. The renovations earned the visitors' center a gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council...
...Faced with a Big Green opponent yet to register a win in the Ancient Eight this year, the Crimson kept its composure to record its fourth triumph in succession with...
...fair, as you can see from the photo, the Big Green supporters kept the damage within reason. By only digging up the red part of the H, the perpetrators allowed Harvard's maintenance crew to easily patch up the offensive spot. And admittedly, we tip our cap to the Dartmouth fans for showing that they actually care deeply about Ivy League sports. Or at least about dissing Harvard. Either way, this intrepid FlyBy reporter is headed up to Hanover for the weekend series to see Big Green fans at their belligerent finest, when the two schools fight...
...haven’t worn a dress in years,” said Gary A. Hanes, of the University of Nevada-Reno, seeming to get into the show more and more as the free beers kept coming. “Whoops,” he added...
...Reel: Books, Journals, Documents: The database contains some old favorites, like the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights as well the constitutions of numerous countries. There are also gems like the first printed edition of the 16th-century Japanese novel The Tale of Genji, and a journal kept by a Venetian scholar who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his voyage around the world. If English is more your speed, try the translation of a French voyager's tour of the Indian Ocean - maybe a safer trip than it is today...