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...extension the contemplation process. La Chartreuse has relied on a sophisticated software program that's updated constantly--"It cost a fortune," says Roget--and helps run production automatically. The monks got hold of the recipe, originally a health potion, in 1605 but it was so complex they didn't master it for another century. The two monks at La Grande Chartreuse who are each privy to part of the liqueur's formula no longer need to spend their days at Voiron distilling the stuff. Instead, the technology allows the pair to oversee the process remotely via television monitors in their...
...history--feels the Tudor era is of particular interest to women in positions of influence. In terms of being a female in a boys' club, Elizabeth was way ahead of her time. "She's the model of female rule in a male-dominated society," Beem says. "Elizabeth was the master of taking female traits and turning them into successful strategies for leading. She was King and Queen at the same time. She became one of the best diplomats of the 16th century by flirting with ambassadors. She saw it as great...
...Russian capital. Last week, a delegation from the University visited the Vera Bell Foundry, which was selected to mold the bells that will replace Lowell’s current set, and closed a deal to have the original bells shipped back by the summer of 2008. Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck said that the agreement, which marks the conclusion of negotiations that began last September, was clear-cut. “Eighteen bells for eighteen bells, that’s it,” she said. In addition to the bell swap, Eck said, the agreement includes a future...
...with it, his career—comes to a close, Bok said yesterday his priorities for the year have largely been met.Over the past nine months, the Faculty has produced a final report for the curricular review, the University’s Allston planners have produced a master plan for expansion, and a committee, under Provost Steven E. Hyman, has been created to encourage collaboration between scientific disciplines and Harvard’s traditionally independent schools.“We’ve made as much progress, certainly more progress, than I would have hoped for on the basis...
...about finding “your own greatness if it’s in you.”The video isn’t part of a self-help program, a political PR campaign, or even an army recruiting push. This comely and admirable man is the grand master of Masons in Massachusetts, and he wants (some of) you.Entitled “The Grand Master Invitation,” the video welcomes viewers to an informational Web site about the Freemasons, and encourages them to learn more about the fraternity. The site is a far cry from the Freemason?...