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...science complex proposal and must be approved by the BRA before construction can begin. Local residents have proposed a wide range of ideas from day care to after school programs, but the Task Force has recently made educational programs and projects its priority. The focus on education is wise; Harvard’s world-renowned educational resources will serve the community far better than other benefits it could provide. In negotiating the exact details of such programs, Harvard should be attentive to the concerns residents raise, such as the fact that many Allston children do not attend their local public...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Allston Vision | 6/5/2007 | See Source »

...Both brands are beloved by legions of fans, and with Google CEO Eric Schmidt embedded on Apple's board of directors, the companies have gotten wise to the benefits of synergistic coupling. Call it the power of Gapple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: iPhone's Secret Ingredient: Google | 6/1/2007 | See Source »

...Even before his Law & Order depiction of district attorney Arthur Branch, Thompson nearly always played variations on the same character - a straight-talking, tough-minded, wise Southerner - basically a version of what his supporters say is his true political self. And he is often cast as a person in power - a military official, the White House chief of staff, the head of the CIA, a Senator or even the President of the U.S. It could be called the Cary Grant approach to politics. As the legendary actor once explained his own style and success, "I pretended to be somebody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Role for Fred Thompson | 5/24/2007 | See Source »

...approval rating—once a record high of 82 percent, now a low of 26 percent—out with the tide. But Blair has stuck to his beliefs, even when the public has grown impatient waiting for results, and history will remember him as a wise leader who tried to steer a reluctant populous onto the right course...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: Neither Zealot, Nor Poodle | 5/21/2007 | See Source »

...ford a river pursued by a varmint posse and a killer dog, or jumping out a second-story hotel window with some of Chigurh's ammo in his gut. Joining the chase, of both Moss and Chigurh, are the venerable, philosophizing Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) and a wise-ass DEA headhunter (Woody Harrelson). And every bit of this way, I'm admiring and loving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three Twisty Delights | 5/18/2007 | See Source »

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