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...decades, traffic engineer Hans Monderman had a hair-raising way of showing off his handiwork to anyone who took the trouble to visit his native northern Dutch province of Friesland. He would walk backward, arms folded, into the flow of traffic, and without horn-honking or expletives, drivers would slow or stop to let him safely cross to the other side. Monderman's stunt was an act of faith in the concept of "shared space," a radical street-design principle he quietly pioneered in more than 120 projects across Friesland. By the time he died of cancer last month, Monderman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Signal Failure | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...Theron’s visit in two weeks, Harvard Yard will be festooned with balloons, and a parade in her honor will wind through Harvard Square before the roast in the afternoon. Walken’s roast a week later will be a black-tie affair...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pudding Welcomes Theron and Walken | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...dismisses. ("If I was corrupt I could not have come this far," he told TIME in an interview last month.) And while he is recognized as a seasoned political campaigner, critics have called Samak a lackluster administrator who as governor preferred to focus on his TV show than visit neighborhoods flooded during Bankok's annual monsoon. Panitan says it is questionable whether he is up to the task of solving Thailand's complex political and economic problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Thai PM Takes Charge — For Now | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...Knox said. “We have goals to fulfill, and we’re only going to do that if we’re working as hard as we can.”The Crimson continues Ivy play this weekend as Penn and Princeton will visit Lavietes Pavilion on Friday and Saturday nights, respectively. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday.—Staff writer Emily W. Cunningham can be reached at ecunning@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defense Serves Revenge in NH | 1/29/2008 | See Source »

...Giuliani aide mused with a fatalistic sigh: "They'll be asking that question in political science classes for years to come." As he campaigned on Tuesday at a couple of Florida delis and thanked his volunteers at a couple of his campaign offices - he didn't visit any polling stations - his reaction to why-the-kooky-one-state-strategy questions was oddly muted. "My message for today is go vote, so the strategy will be correct," he said with a wan smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giuliani Completes His Collapse | 1/29/2008 | See Source »

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