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...while this project puts the arboretum in step with University President Lawrence H. Summers’ vision of a florescence of sciences at Harvard, many neighbors worry that with this construction, their beloved parkland will go to seed...
...Crimson (1-10), which was the number nine seed, met expectations by finishing ninth out of 10 teams after losing all three games over the weekend while Princeton won the title...
Angel investors are essentially venture capitalists--their investment will either pay off big in the long run or lead to the kind of tax deduction no one ever wants (as in flop). The main difference is that angel investors provide seed money, usually on the basis of a business plan. Venture capitalists have provided such funding in the past but are now so large that they will not get involved until an operation is up and running and seeking to get to the next level...
...skipped across 500,000 acres in southern Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest last year. Slightly more than 15% of this rugged, geologically complex region was so seriously burned that virtually all the trees died. Around 65%, however, experienced fires of light and moderate severity, while some 20% escaped unscathed. Seed from areas where vegetation survived is already drifting into areas where vegetation was lost, and many important species--knobcone pine trees, flowering kalmiopsis bushes and carnivorous cobra lilies--are taking root in the ashes. "This is not a catastrophe," says World Wildlife Fund ecologist Dominick DellaSala, "but a process that...
...Attention this year has turned to another summer classic: the humble hot dog. Restaurateur Danny Meyer has set up an outdoor wiener cart near his posh New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park. Among his fancy franks is a Chicago dog, left, served with 10 toppings on a poppy-seed bun. The Old Homestead Steak House, also in New York, has introduced a $19 Kobe-beef frankfurter, served in a custom-baked brioche bun with truffle-infused mustard. In Los Angeles, the Belvedere is offering a $16 chicken and foie-gras frank. --By Lisa McLaughlin