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Boston College surged past Harvard 2-0 in last night’s championship game of the 28th Women’s Beanpot tournament and in winning perhaps signaled the onset of a landmark shift in the balance of hockey power in Boston...
...experience because there is no jungle to obstruct the view of its thousands of temples and pagodas. Given that operators at both places offer views from hot-air balloons, the debate can also be conducted in the air. The Angkor balloon is tethered 1 km away from the actual landmark, because Angkor's status as a World Heritage Site means that flights cannot pass over it. However, the Bagan balloon, pictured here, flies freely over the spires and stupas (balloonsoverbagan.com). It is able to do so because Bagan has been refused World Heritage status as a result of ham-fisted...
...experience because there is no jungle to obstruct the view of its thousands of temples and pagodas. Given that operators at both places offer views from hot-air balloons, the debate can also be conducted in the air. The Angkor balloon is tethered 1 km away from the actual landmark, because Angkor's status as a World Heritage Site means that flights cannot pass over it. However, the Bagan balloon flies freely over the spires and stupas, www.balloonsoverbagan.com. It is able to do so because Bagan has been refused World Heritage status as a result of ham-fisted attempts made...
...fearing that the installation of such a large project would damage their property. Additionally, Godfrey decided not to explore a few options where he thought the work would be associated with a particular corporation. Therefore, Pamplona seemed to be an ideal spot—an offbeat, well-traveled cultural landmark in Cambridge, with a unique interstitial plot, well-suited to Godfrey’s inventions. “Not only does it have those formal characteristics, but also the history of Café Pamplona in Cambridge doubles [the effect],” he says. “Anyone...
...million in cost overruns), virtually nothing has happened with the vacant building, except that taxpayers keep shelling out $2 million each year in "holding costs" to pay for security guards and bare-bones electrical and heating costs. Assorted stakeholders-federal and local government officials, potential private developers and landmark preservation activists-squabble periodically about what should become of the vacant building. Among the proposals bandied about over the past ten years but never acted upon: a shopping mall, hotel, restaurants, condos, even a water park...