Word: widing
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Kairos Shen, the popular chief planner for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, came to Allston last night intending to discuss long-term riverfront property development along Soldier’s Field Road. But at the community wide planning meeting, Shen quickly found his agenda derailed by a smattering of area residents. Aggressively, and at times angrily, they steered the discussion to what they denounced as the City planning agency’s botched handling of the Charlesview Apartments relocation—the “largest and most dynamic” change to the neighborhood in many years...
...Wide-eyed freshmen sat on the floor of the red-carpeted room while staff-writers perched on the windows and perpetually ordered everyone to squeeze in, a process akin to herding cats. All the while, members of the Lampoon stood around smoking in a room that was no more than 15 feet in diameter. Apparently putting up with a smoke-filled, claustrophobia-inducing room is a comp requirement. But while FlyBy could’ve used a smoke, none, it seemed, were in the offing...
Each year the Heinz Awards go to 10 headliners in a wide variety of disciplines - the arts and humanities, public policy, science and economics - ranging from writers like Dave Eggers to doctors like Paul Farmer. "We wanted to identify people who were full of promise," says Teresa Heinz, who created the awards after her then husband, Pennsylvania Senator John Heinz, died in a helicopter crash in 1991. "We wanted to continue John's work...
...annual “Heaven and Hell” party. And the Terrace may have its balcony, but if you’re daring (and one of the residents is willing to let you walk through her single), just pop open a bedroom window and climb out onto the wide roof. Bring out a chair while you’re at it; after a hard night out, you deserve it. Honorable Mention: Mather Big TV RoomThe Box That Dunster Came In may be famous for sacrificing its dining hall and its dignity once a year for Mather Lather...
...China and the U.S. may be the world's most complicated. While the two economies desperately need each other - China relies on exports to the U.S. to drive growth while the U.S. requires investments from China to finance its giant deficits - Beijing and Washington nevertheless routinely spar over a wide range of sensitive issues. The U.S. has accused China of manipulating its currency to unfairly promote exports, while China has openly called for the replacement of the U.S. dollar as the world's premier currency. But with so much at stake, the two nations have tried to keep their rapport...