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...unprecedented $170 million insurance policy in case the games are canceled due to war, terrorism or natural catastrophe. It's no secret that that the Greeks have other potential catastrophes on their minds. After long delays, work was expected to begin last weekend on installing the sliding roof of the main Olympic stadium - the symbol of these Games, designed by the celebrated Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Officials say it won't be ready until the end of May at the earliest. At last count 13 major construction projects remained incomplete and behind schedule. Failure to finish the work in time...
They found a roof in need of repair, a broken boiler and historical artifacts rotting on the walls, according to Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II. They also observed violations of fire safety ordinances and zoning laws, including stairs clogged with back issues, a lack of emergency lighting and smoking inside of the building, he says...
...these repairs will come at a high cost, and the College will only cover the costs of the new lighting, which it is installing in student group offices across campus. The roof repairs will cost around $3,000, although McLoughlin says he does not know the total expected cost of repairs...
...Advocate has already secured an anonymous donor to pay for the roof repairs and for the purchase of a new boiler, Morrison and board of trustees President James R. Atlas...
...Rahman's fans was Andrew Lloyd Webber, who had caught Dil Se on TV and was entranced by Chaiyya Chaiyya, an all-time irresistible bhangra sung on the roof of a speeding train. Lloyd Webber had found not just an inventive composer but also the solution to a vexing problem. "Musical theater had become very predictable," Rahman says. "I think Andrew felt that Bollywood musicals could be a new treat for the Western audience." Bombay Dreams (about half new Rahman songs, half greatest hits from his movies) has run for nearly two years in the West End. This week...