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...heroes because those we find in the corridors of power are only self-important speechmakers. The true heroes are on the streets and the front lines. They are hard to find because they are busy working, trying to solve the problems of the developing world. Stewart Dakers Surrey, England Amid the calamities and diseases that this desperate world is experiencing, Time's Global Health heroes have worked with sincere compassion and without expecting something in return. They have demonstrated that the poor can still hope to see improvement in their lives. Time has shown that journalism can make a difference...
...snazzy international restaurant on the Jumbo's uppermost level. Operated by the same team behind the almost-as-iconic Café Deco restaurant atop Victoria Peak, the new venue provides the best excuse in years for a trip to the Jumbo's anchorage in Aberdeen Harbour. Amid a breezy alfresco setting (choose from tables, sofas and even day beds), visitors can dine on cosmopolitan bistro fare - think steaks, sushi, tandoori dishes and Thai curries - while gazing on the luxury yachts and fishing boats bobbing in the water below. And while a good deal of the original fittings have been left...
...Amid crowds of anti-Yale T-shirt vendors and “Takeover” party promoters outside the Science Center last week, fraternity brothers from Sigma Chi were hawking for a needier cause. They raised $1,266 for the United Way’s Thanksgiving Project, enough to provide holiday feasts of turkey, stuffing, and pie for 21 families in the Boston area. Anthony J. Valente ’07, who organized the efforts for the fraternity, said he was shocked by the large response from Harvard students, having expected to raise just a few hundred dollars...
Where's Ross Perot when you need him? As the year winds down, Congress is rushing to finish doling out money to federal programs. But amid all the haggling over deficit-reduction bills, some pet projects haven't exactly been put on the chopping block...
...Amid all the punditry, grandstanding and technical talk?the WTO has a language of its own that includes arcane concepts such as "Swiss coefficients" and "amber box support" (don't ask)?it's easy to lose sight of the big question: Does it really matter if the Hong Kong talks sputter and the Doha Round fails? The global economy, after all, has been humming along nicely under the old rules, which date back to the Uruguay Round in 1994. Since the U.S. bounced back from its post-9/11 slide, world economic growth has been more buoyant than...