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Most Harvard professors can boast a seemingly endless array of academic accolades, but Donald M. Berwick ’68, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), last week received an award shared by only a few Americans—an appointment as an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire...
...Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Tired of tourist tat? Most vacation spots boast a local product that makes the perfect keepsake. Visitors to Portugal 's Alentejo region can fly back with an Arraiolos carpet. Check out Tapetes de Arraiolos Califa (tel: [351-96] 5538829; www.freewebs.com/califa/). A Welsh lovespoon, a token of affection since the 17th century, can stir up holiday memories. Hand...
...Kong Disneyland's landscape architects. Fantasyland has a garden where photo-happy tourists can always find Mickey, Minnie and other popular characters. Mulan will have her own pavilion in the garden, designed like a Chinese temple. Mickey even has a new red-and-gold Chinese suit to wear. Restaurants boast local fare, such as Indian curries, Japanese sushi and Chinese mango pudding served in containers shaped like Mickey Mouse heads...
Culturally diverse Harvard Square may boast multiple Indian restaurants, yuppie coffee shops, and chic bars. But ironically enough, in what is perhaps America’s most Irish city, the Square is not home to a tavern with a uniquely Gaelic bent, one with Guinness on tap and corned beef and cabbage on your plate...
...only Japanese college that could boast a course on the culture of golf, Hagi International University shouldn't have had that much trouble attracting applicants. Yet not even putting precepts taught by a pro golfer could save Hagi from recently becoming the first university in Japan to apply for bankruptcy protection because of a lack of students. The international-relations school, located in southwest Japan, opened in 1999 at a cost of $58 million, but was never able to get off the ground. Today, it has 194 students?16% of the target class size. "The school was undercapacitated from...