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...Browne, a Velázquez expert, was adamant. "There's no benefit for the scholar," he said. "I've spent half a lifetime in front of Las Meninas, and I know that you can't replace the kind of free play you get from standing before a large canvas. Scale is important; surfaces are important - they play a role in making the painting vibrant. The difference between the original and a high-resolution image is the difference between a living thing and a corpse...
...result has been a transition unlike any other, a virtual co-presidency whose continuities include a shared commitment to fiscal stimulus on an unprecedented scale. Obama's tacit collaboration with an unpopular predecessor offers the strongest evidence yet of his sincerity in wanting to change the brutish tone of official Washington. It's a safe bet his ride to Capitol Hill will be far more civil than the ghastly Hoover-Roosevelt procession. And that's change we can all believe...
...seat-of-the-pants quality to it," as a senior investment banker in the middle of things puts it. That's one reason Geithner and the rest of the Obama economic team have indicated that they plan to move more aggressively, on an even broader scale, than the government has to date. Geithner has declined publicly to put a number on just how large a stimulus package the new Administration will seek after Obama takes office on Jan. 20. But associates say he has been emphatic about one thing: the Administration should err on the high side. The package should...
...points are focused on building sustainable communities, encouraging green urban policies and supporting "innovation clusters" like North Carolina's Research Triangle. Some of the proposals may be difficult or impossible to translate into federal policy. "They're trying to reproduce what are essentially private initiatives on a national scale," says Glaeser. "Doing that from the top down is very problematic...
...musicians around the world and allows them to record music online. The site now boasts more than 100,000 members and is growing rapidly.“We enjoyed bringing opportunities to Harvard musicians and I think this gave us the opportunity to do that on a much greater scale,” Siegel said.Meanwhile, the label established a recording studio in the Student Organization Center at Hilles. Current chief Spaniola took over last December.THE EVOLUTIONUnder Spaniola and general manager Caitlin V. Crump ’10, Veritas has entered a period of rapid evolution. “This year...