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That's a nice sentiment, but America's antiquated rail system will have to advance a long way just to make it to the present, let alone the future. U.S. intercity railroads are a laughingstock compared with those in most other developed nations - and, increasingly, even those in developing nations like China, which is investing more than $300 billion to build more than 16,000 miles of high-speed track...
...plenty for the war buff - gun batteries, caponiers and a torpedo station can be seen, as well as bullet holes from the Japanese invasion pockmarking the ruined billets - mainstream visitors will enjoy the general displays that showcase Hong Kong's maritime history from the Ming dynasty to the present. If it is impossible to understand the great port of Hong Kong without first understanding its relationship to the sea, then the Museum of Coastal Defence provides an excellent introduction...
Timberlake will be awarded the traditional Pudding Pot after an 8 p.m. roast by Pudding producers Kelly M. Conley ’11 and Stephen L. Rola ’11. Following the roast, the Pudding will present their 162nd show “Commie Dearest...
Analyze nutrition and global health problems in light of society, politics, physiology, and epidemiology. Check out the more serious side of food with discussions of malnutrition and disease in history and the present day. | M. 3-5. Link...
...vacation. Now that the pilot J-term is over, it seems clear that the new schedule succeeded in offering students time to relax or travel that they otherwise might not have taken. Still, while we recognize the College’s current financial constraints, we believe that Harvard should present students with more J-term opportunities in the future, allowing the young program to grow in size, quality, and popularity...