745(Boylston Street)(composer-contributor David Schiff)(Editorial)(Interview)

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Schiff's varied interests include teaching at Reed College, composing in a wide range of styles, and musicology. He is currently working on a book about George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody In Blue,' and a musical about a meeting of Wallace Stevens and Charles Ives.

Editorial, Officials and employees, Personal narratives, Biography, Interview, Criticism and interpretation, Composers, Schiff, David, Gershwin, George, Reed College

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Noisy highways: noise barriers give essential protection to people who live near crowded roads - and a growing number of designers are showing that they needn't be eyesores

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Sound walls near freeways have become a fact of life in the US, and help in preventing hearing problems and low quality of life to nearby residents. While some sound walls are stark and ugly, other use color, design and vegetation to be more aesthetic.

Management, Design and construction, Freeways, Highways, Walls, Soundproofing

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The Jerusalem syndrome: each year a number of travelers to Jerusalem become convinced that they themselves are the Messiah or the Virgin or King David or God or Satan

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Occasionally a visitor to Jerusalem falls under the delusion of being a religious figure. Some of the people who exhibit this Jerusalem syndrome have no previous history of mental problems. They usually return to normal after leaving the city.

Psychological aspects, Causes of, Travelers, Delusions, Jerusalem, Israel, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilgrimages

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