One other scientific possibility must be considered: the designation KIC 8462852 calls to mind asteroid B-612, the small star-home that Saint-Exupéry'smallll star hero lived on before his flight to Earth.
Some westerners have long considered the designation of these national monuments as illegal power grabs by "faceless Washington bureaucrats".
But it also offers a slap in the face to those who might consider the Juggalo gang designation as an affront to civil liberties.
Muslims, Hindus, and people with allergies to dairy foods often consider the kosher-pareve designation as an assurance that a food contains no animal-derived ingredients, including milk and all of its derivatives.
The exit numbers and mileposts along the concurrency reflect those of I-96, which is considered the dominant designation of the pair.
Other sites being considered for the designation are in Old Saybrook, Wethersfield, Fairfield, Plainfield, Stonington, Dover Plains, N.Y., and Block Island, R.I.
In fact, the proposed landmark designation would rescind the special district designation, which currently protects the "open spaces" and "common gardens" that many of us consider the real historic distinction of the neighborhood.
Feinstein said asking the president to consider monument designation was not her first choice.
Early this year, upon hearing a rumor that the city was planning to auction the 119th Street gatehouse, Bob Roistacher, chairman of the Morningside Heights Residents' Association, asked the landmarks commission to consider its designation.
Laura Mansnerus (NYT) CALENDAR Today ROCKEFELLER TOWN HOUSE The Landmarks Preservation Commission is to consider landmark designations for the former town house of Blanchette Rockefeller, the wife of John D. Rockefeller III, at 242 East 52nd Street in Manhattan, and for the former Columbia University Club at 4 West 43rd Street.
