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...Foster, famed for the Millau viaduct in southern France and London's Swiss Re building. Hearst Tower, his debut large U.S. project, is the first office building in New York City to garner a gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design scheme, the recognized U.S. standard for building sustainability. "My mission is to create a structure that is sensitive to the culture and climate of its place," says Foster. The structure will practice what the architect preaches: enter the building and you'll be greeted by Ice Falls, a three-story waterfall...
...muscular, convicted of assault? You get to know him a lot better in Small Steps. He's out of juvie and trying to go straight as a landscaper-slash-high-school student. Unfortunately his buddy X-Ray (another Holes alum) gets him back into trouble over a ticket-scalping scheme. And when a chance meeting gets Armpit mixed up with a teen pop superstar (the tickets were for her concert), things get complicated. It's a fairy-tale setup, but Sachar gives his characters real emotions and real problems, and the result is a surprisingly wise book that never cloys...
...characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Design scheme, the recognized U.S. standard for building sustainability. "My mission is to create a structure that is sensitive to the culture and climate of its place," says Foster...
...horrible idea. Harvard has traditionally operated under this sort of decentralized mindset. Since its initial appearance in the early 1800s, the “every tub on it’s own bottom” mantra has been a mainstay of managerial philosophy, the catchphrase of a budgeting scheme in which each of the University’s multitude of sub-units independently applies for approval from the Corporation. Apparently, making each school, museum, and administration responsible for its own solvency encourages initiative and self-reliance. The problem of course is that this system can be hugely inefficient. A McKinsey...
...Kira Hurley during a six-on-five, high-pressure situation.“I can only picture the puck going in the net,” Raimondi said. “The goaltender bobbled it, and we got our sticks on it somehow.”In the scheme of the ECAC standings, however, even a tie would not have been good enough for Harvard to secure home-ice advantage. As overtime wound down, Clarkson appeared poised to hold onto the tie and earn the home playoff game next weekend.For the second time that night, however, extra pressure from...