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...stagnant wetlands near the Alewife MBTA station, the bird calls are deafening. Hundreds of wrens swoop through the head-high reeds in dizzy spirals and whorls.But change is coming for the 90 species of birds, from hawks to owls, that call the wetlands home. The construction of the new Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CFA) building in Alewife will lead to the removal of some nesting places, but also, community activists hope, open up the wetlands to a much broader range of animal and plant species in one of Cambridge’s wildest spaces.In addition to the birds...
...Harvard had a ripe scoring opportunity with a 6-on-5 advantage at the end of the game, its final shot was saved by Rock goalie Glenn Reepmeyer, who denied the Crimson 10 times during the game.“After starting off so quickly we got kind of stagnant on offense and had some breakdowns defensively,” Burmeister said. Sophomore Michael Byrd also had three goals for Harvard, Garcia netted two, and Voith had one.“Little Byrd has proven himself to be a big player in the water, able to shut down strong offensive...
...Create a National Institute of Science and Engineering, like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Funding for the nih has quadrupled since the 1980s, from $7 billion to $28 billion. "That's why we lead in pharmaceuticals and medical technology." Funding for science has been stagnant-about $5 billion-during that period. "I'd quadruple it and concentrate on nanotechnology, broadband and energy...
...money. Boomers spent $42.7 billion on apparel last year, compared with teenagers, who spent $20 billion, according to the NPD Group Inc., a market-research firm. The over-50 cohort has $750 billion in spending power and controls 50% of all discretionary income. Fashion executives, struggling with a stagnant apparel market in recent years, have been eager to find a new niche. "All you have to do is look at the numbers of population and spending power of the boomers," says Wendy Liebmann, president of WSL Strategic Retail. "You just have to say to yourself, Oh, my heavens...
...Crimson was able to hold Brown to just five goals, it couldn’t muster the same level of offensive output it had against Fordham and Iona.“Brown was tough on the perimeter,” Burmeister said. “We were kind of stagnant.” Harvard’s three goals were tallied by senior Greg Valiant, junior John Voith, and Ludwick. Though the loss didn’t necessarily count much in terms of the season, it took Harvard out of contention for the title game. HARVARD 10, FORDHAM 4Eager...