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...built in Allston. “Do we want them? And secondly can we afford them, and how many?” As the University debates these questions, some Allston residents are criticizing Harvard for buying property in Allston and then letting it sit vacant. Currently, Harvard owns more land on the other side of the river—350 acres in Allston—than it owns in Cambridge—225 acres. “The last thing that we want is for Harvard to slow down and to stop developing its property in Allston...
According to the Boston Globe, Harvard currently pays $1.9 million a year to the city. Boston University, which owns half as much land as Harvard, pays $4.6 million—over half of the city’s $8.1 million collected from higher education PILOTs. The city collects $32.4 million annually from PILOTs—a small sum compared to the estimated $350 million that Boston would receive if non-profits were not tax-exempt...
...Atlantic centuries ago. In the popular imagination, “pirates” remind us of either illegal copies of movies made in some lost developing country or the extremely successful Disney franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. Some gravity, however, is called for: This year alone, pirates with land bases in Somalia have attacked over 100 ships off the coast of Africa. Most notably, they have held a Saudi tanker with over 100 million dollars in oil and a Ukrainian ship full of Soviet-era tanks (the destination of which remains unknown). According to CNN, as of December 5, almost...
...polygamous and bucks will copulate with as many different females as they can get their sleazy hooves on. Who knows how many other little Bambis that cervine cheater had running around? 3. Pocahontas and John Smith—Sorry, but the exploitation of one’s family and land does not a strong relationship make. 2. Ariel and Eric—I’ve heard that one shouldn’t have to change for the one she loves. Why choose a man who makes you give up the ability to breathe underwater? There are plenty of other...
Getting into a shouting match with the HR rep is not exactly the best way to land a job. But according to the Orlando Sentinel, that's just what happened last week between NASA administrator Mike Griffin and Lori Garver, a member of Barack Obama's transition team who will help decide if Griffin keeps his post once the President-elect takes office. If the contretemps did occur, it could help doom not only the NASA chief's chances, but the space agency's ambitious plans to get Americans back to the moon...