Not exact matches
He was the first president since
John F. Kennedy to do that, and if you read that speech, which is still on the web I believe — both at the Academy web
site and my
friend Ralph Cicerone, president
of the National Academy
of Sciences, is in the front row — and it's also on the White House web
site — what you will find is although the president was clear about the practical applications
of science and technology to our great challenges as I've mentioned, he probably spent two thirds
of that talk talking about the importance
of basic science; the importance
of fundamental research in science and technology to our national well - being; and the importance
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
John, an old
friend of mine, recently asked my opinion about a famous online dating
site.
Special Award: Brattle Theater, on its 100th anniversary, «for maintaining the tradition
of revival film programming in the Boston area and for its commitment to quality prints and projection» (the Globe's language, not necessarily the BSFC's) Special Award: The Coolidge Corner Theater Foundation and
Friends in Support
of the Somerville Theater, «for their efforts to preserve historic theaters as
sites for alternative film programming» (ditto) Best Discovery or Rediscovery: The Great Rock»n' Roll Swindle (Temple), The Dybbuk (Waszynski), Coonskin (Bakshi), restored Lawrence
of Arabia (Lean), Carnival
of Souls (Hervey) Best Film Series: The West Rides Again (Museum
of Fine Arts), The Films
of Carl Theodor Dreyer (MFA), The Boston Jewish Film Festival (MFA), The Films
of Anna Magnani (MFA), and The Films
of John Cassavetes (Harvard Film Archive)
With the 1959 work 18 Happenings in 6 parts, a series
of seemingly random but carefully choreographed activities executed with such
friends as composer
John Cage and artist Robert Rauschenberg, he embarked upon a career
of intellectually rigorous
site - specific, impermanent works that defied commoditization and ultimately gave birth to performance and installation art.
Created by the Handmade Consortium, consisting
of Etsy, Craftster.org, Indiepublic, Craft:, Design Sponge, the American Craft Council, the Austin Craft Mafia, Burda Style, and Interweave, the
site allows you to sign your virtual
John Hancock and then jot off notes to your
friends and family.
Similarily to my remarks to
John, I apologize for not wishing you all the best over the holiday season; you have been a steadfast contributor, as has
John, to this
site, and you have both become what could be best described as good arm's - length
friends at the other ends
of these keyboards... We should all arrange for a get - together over coffee or lunch sometime soon, assuming that
John is still in the GTA area.