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...engineer’s estimates by more than one million dollars. “The city did fund the $3.5 million that would have allowed construction to begin this fall,” said John DiGiovanni, president of the Harvard Square Business Association and member of the Harvard Square Design Committee. But the design committee who is spearheading the effort is now in the process of rebidding the project. In a letter to the committee members on December 9, 2005, Community Development Project Manager Katherine Watkins said that bids are due in January and that construction is anticipated to begin...
...Harvard on the periphery of the arboretum. While members of a community task force did not object to the plans presented at the meeting, they accused the University of neglecting more specific issues of concern. “What I see tonight is a lot of responsiveness from the design standpoints that have already been raised,” said Carter Wilkie, a member of the Longfellow Area Neighborhood Association Board of Directors. “But we’ve sort of danced around the elephant in the room,” he added...
...most famous of those clashes was, of course, between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo over his heretical belief that the sun was the center of the universe. Galileo was sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life, and science was forced to submit to religion. Intelligent design is a fleeting but dangerous effort to maintain a position that, in the face of science, becomes less and less credible with the passage of time. Roy Heath Truro, England...
...spaceport since no planes or satellites can pass through the area reserved for rocket launches and landings. State officials are scheduled to announce a partnership this week with Virgin Group founder Richard Branson to launch a fleet of ships--based on the Ansari X Prize--winning SpaceShipOne design--that will take tourists up to 400,000 ft. on a two-hour journey. Passengers can cover the $200,000 fare, Virgin Atlantic declared last week, by redeeming 2 million frequent-flyer miles. And, says Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn, after a few years "we hope to bring the cost...
While King’s views on issues that fall under the Corporation’s jurisdiction are largely not known, her résumé suggests that her appointment will positively impact the Corporation by introducing new perspectives into a board that is insular by design. We trust King is up to the challenge, and welcome her back to Harvard with great excitement and high hopes...