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...once dreamed of taming the Yangtze, China's longest river, whose floodwaters have claimed the lives of millions. Officials expect this $24 billion dam to corral the river, giving their nation a great leap forward as it generates electricity for China's burgeoning cities and makes the river more navigable. But as with other great projects, there is controversy. Some see it as a disaster because it will endanger animal species, submerge ancient temples and drive 1.2 million people from their homes...
...fell swoop, Harvard has increased the payout by 20 percent, a quantum leap away from an average increase of about 10 percent per year. The fiscal conservatism of the last decade seems to have been thrown out the window...
...Harvard's $95 million leap onto thebandwagon might inspire imitators in highereducation, according to some...
Another woman begins to leap like a ballerina around the room's centerpiece--a tall red paper-mache pyramid covered with candles which provide the room its only light...
...book icon Batman; in Los Angeles. Kane brought the character to life in 1939, inspired by the masked hero Zorro, a silent movie called The Bat and a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's batlike flying machine. The strength and creativity Kane bestowed on his superhero allowed Batman to leap from comics to a 1960s TV series to the movies (see Eulogy, below...