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What is new today is the revelation that Denton also handed the University a “wish list” of renovations necessary to make the mansion livable for a woman of her tastes.

Evidently she has taken time away from reading engineering journals in favor of Architectural Digest.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: In her kitchen, she wanted a new Sub-Zero refrigerator and new dishwasher, microwave and gas stove.

In the living room, among other things, she wanted a new couch and chairs.

She also wanted new carpet and fresh paint throughout her residence.

As if that weren’t enough, a $30,000 backyard dog run for her pet was also part of the project.

The total amount spent is in the $600,000 range.

Her wish isevidently the Regents’ command.

Nice work if you can get it.

And if the taxpayers will put up with it.

Diversity doesn’t come cheap.

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Congestion at O'Hare, a hub for the biggest airlines and a major connecting point for domestic and international flights, can ripple through the U.S.

air space system and delay flights several hundred miles away.

"The FAA is taking this action to ensure that congestion and delay at O'Hare remain at manageable levels through the upcoming summer scheduling season while the agency finalizes a more detailed rule," FAA officials said in a regulatory filing.

Its original order was imposed in August 2004, after the airlines agreed to reduce flight schedules during the busiest periods of the day.

The latest extension expires on Saturday.

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