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...Italy: "The water in Greece is really clean ... and the company was very good." Meanwhile a bit farther north, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had just wrapped up a notably more austere Mediterranean holiday in the Tuscan coastal town of Castiglione della Pescaia. Prodi could bask in several recent Italian successes on his beach break: a key role in the Lebanon cease-fire, and a merger of Sanpaolo IMI and Banca Intesa to give Italy its first major European banking player. But by the second week of September the sunny summer spirit was fading. Telecom's announcement that...
...city has to be careful, after the initial euphoria of having survived, not to bask in continuous self-congratulation. Traveling every day in the Bombay locals is a form of slow-motion terror; people commute in conditions (500 to a compartment) that would be illegal for the transport of animals. Much of the city exists outside the scope of basic municipal services such as water, roads and security. The government admitted that it had indications that an attack of this kind was coming, but could do nothing to prevent it. Through floods, bombs and riots, Bombayites have been forced...
...educated interns rarely take a $7,200 excursion into politics so they can push issues at personal risk; we are here as a substitute for, not a corollary to, gritty grassroots action. For a brief few weeks, we choose to live in this city of majesty and power, and bask in the glory of being a politician. Perhaps by making us work with little political or monetary reward, our bosses conspicuously remind us that we are still public servants.Alexander N. Li ’08, a Crimson editorial editor, is a philosophy concentrator in Leverett House. He is currently interning...
...beds, created by feted Irish designer Clodagh, even feature personal music systems (and to ensure that your relaxation is uninterrupted, air-conditioning units have been sound insulated and all spa telephones are located in a soundproof room). When your session is done, you can relax in the tea lounge, bask on the sun terrace or pad around in your Frette robe admiring the artwork, which includes an installation by New York video artist Monika Bravo...
...Irish designer Clodagh, even feature personal music systems (and to ensure that your relaxation is uninterrupted, air-conditioning units have been sound insulated and all spa telephones are located in a soundproof room). When your session is done, you can relax in the tea lounge, bask on the sun terrace or pad around in your Frette robe admiring the artwork, which includes an installation by New York video artist Monika Bravo. The real point of difference, though, is the training given to the 50-strong staff. Covering 37 esoteric topics in over 530 hours of classroom and home study...