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Monday July 24, 2006

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Week of July 24, 2006

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10:00The 'Big Dig' Tunnel Collapse and Beyond

Problems with the Boston highway project and a broader view of public works safety, financing and oversight issues.

Guests

Miroslaw Skibniewski, A.J. Clark chair professor of construction engineering and project management, University of Maryland; editor, "Automation in Construction"

Sean P. Murphy, reporter, Boston Globe

John Christian, consulting engineer, chaired the Committee to Review Project Management Practices Employed on the Boston Central Artery ("Big Dig") Project

Steve Ellis, vice president of programs, Taxpayers for Common Sense

11:00Diane Beers: "For the Prevention of Cruelty" (Swallow)

A discussion of the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the U.S.

Guests

Diane Beers, professor of history at Holyoke Community College.

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