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...unique situation—the president, the community and the financial powers-that-be support large-scale expansion into Allston. Over the next two days we will show that by moving most of the graduate schools and science research facilities to Allston, Harvard has a historic opportunity to transform the river from a natural boundary to the heart of Harvard’s campus...
...series “Transparent and Opaque,” Bochner seems to abandon his flirtation with perspective and use textural nuance as the springboard for further photographs. By photographing glass surfaces smeared with either Vaseline or shaving cream and brightly colored with filtered lights, these photographs transform mundane, household accoutrements into stunning artistic landscapes. While the Vaseline acted as a shiny, phosphorescent light trap of transparency, the voluminous viscerality and lush corporality of the shaving cream reflect light, recording the light without the presence of its own physical existence. Bochner distills and separates the reflected color as imposed...
...theory behind employee-ownership programs is that they will transform workers from clock punchers to partners who will be motivated to better serve customers and make things run more efficiently. At the most successful worker-owned firms, the theory is pretty close to the reality. "Nobody's afraid to jump in," says Louise Brown, 46, a 25-year Gore veteran who handles customer complaints. "Whatever you need to get the job done, people are always ready...
...Sharon won on promises of security, but the unending wave of attacks on Israelis has seen his popularity tumble - and amplified the challenge of the resurgent Netanyahu. "Operation Defensive Shield" has been Sharon's response, an attempt to transform the situation on the ground through a massive military strike he hopes will hobble Palestinian terror cells and militias, and also eliminate his nemesis, Arafat, as a factor in Israeli political life...
...Kuwait. First, it makes things easier logistically because the U.S. would need to use Saudi and Kuwaiti airspace. More importantly, Washington needs to assure the Arab people that an attack against Iraq is not a war against them all. If America goes it alone, then Saddam will suddenly transform from pariah of the Persian Gulf into messiah of the Middle East...