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...then I realized, if he addressed the whole thing to her, made her the central, the only remaining human being he still loved, then it gives it all kinds of improved focus. I kept on saying, why is he telling us this? It also lodges it in the present day, and contrasts what he went through with what an average Westerner in a market-state democracy is going through...
...January, a military judge ruled that Watada could not present arguments about the war's legality, saying such arguments involve a political question that is beyond the purview of the military court. The judge also ruled that the First Amendment does not protect Watada from punishment for making antiwar statements that the military claims amount to misconduct. Watada now faces up to four years in prison (down from six years, after two of the six charges against him were dropped in January in pre-court-martial maneuvering). His court-martial is likely to be concluded by Wednesday, with a verdict...
...trying at least to show that Leonardo's mural is likely to be there. To accomplish that, he's using an instrument he developed in collaboration with the University of California at San Diego and Emory University to capture chemical clues of any paint colors that may be present behind the wall. There's a good chance that Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli will grant Seracini permission in the next year or two to peel back the Vasari mural, which won't have to be damaged in the process. A great work might be found, but a great mystery would...
...classes—which will be taught by experts including Harvard University Dining Services chefs, House building managers, and the “master technicians” from Fleet Management Services—will present the material in hands-on and seminar-style sessions, Fox said...
...insiders who remain on the list each present some interesting problems. The Provost may suffer from too close an association with the most recent administration, although there are many who regard his as the humane face of that administration, and he is an accomplished scientist who has a reputation for getting things done without scaring the horses. The history of provostial appointments to the presidency, however, is not encouraging. The dean of Harvard Law School is much beloved in that faculty which has a reputation for insisting on its own priorities. It refused to consider a move to Allston...