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Many of the conceptual gardens in the book, like the Lullaby Garden created by Andy Cao and Xavier Perrot in Sonoma, California in 2004, with rolling hills of nylon carpet behind a fence of fishing line, were temporary installations for festivals. Others are permanent works of odd beauty commissioned by open-minded clients (see Claude Cormier's neon-pink Lipstick Forest for Montreal's Palais des Congrès) or those looking to make a lasting statement - like the fountain memorial to Princess Diana in London's Hyde Park by Kathryn Gustafson and Neil Porter. "Think of them as gardens...
...novel that accompanied the painting is unimportant—in fact, he barely remembers what “The Essence of Grunk” is about. But the painting reminds him of a difficult period in his life, a time of odd-but ultimately necessary-steps on his journey to stardom...
...Arts and Sciences. In 2007, Harvard showed its commitment to engineering by establishing its own School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the University has already announced plans to add a third concentration for engineering students in the new school. “The reasons why Harvard elevated this odd unit which was called a Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences to a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were to raise its visibility and stature at a time when it’s going through pretty significant growth,” said computer science professor Harry R. Lewis...
...Remember to touch a personal chord," the instructor tells the class of mostly twentysomething techies with resumes that spell fat salary packages. "Make the other person feel important." Thus advised, the 20-odd students split into pairs, each earnestly practicing a routine they've spent four months learning. "Hi, my name is ..." I'm told while my hand gets a vigorous shake. Dazzled by the bright smile and seemingly effortless eye contact, I barely manage to mumble my own name before I realize the conversation has moved into Part II of The Routine - I'm being asked what...
...last November, an odd thing happened. The normally dysfunctional Congolese government set aside a vast new nature reserve in Sankuru in central Congo. Measuring 11,803 sq. mi. (30,750 sq km)--or roughly the size of Massachusetts--the area will serve as a sanctuary not only for bonobos but also for 10 other species of primates as well as elephants and the endangered okapi, a short-necked cousin of the giraffe. As remarkable as the protection the reserve will provide is the fact that such a set-aside got created at all. Trying to carve so pastoral a corner...