100 Years Later, A Vision Lives On
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:13:40 -0700
Imagine stepping out of the New Haven train station after a long journey by rail. A large open plaza greets you outside the doors. As you look north, a wide boulevard beckons you to the heart of the city, where another public square awaits. This unfulfilled vision of New Haven s spelled out in a landmark 1910 plan for the city drafted by two leading urban planners of the day, Frederick Law ...
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Playing politics: summer camp for Gaza's children
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:34:20 -0700
UN vies with Islamic Jihad and Hamas to keep hundreds of thousands entertained in summer The boys sitting in the shade of an awning erected on a Gaza beach are only half listening to the man addressing them through a megaphone. After all, school's out for the summer and there is football to be played and the sea to be swum in. Some of the 100 or so boys whisper among themselves, others are busy ...
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