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...than doubling the current expat population of 875,400. Drawing in so many worker bees will require a lot of honey, in the form of good jobs, recreational opportunities, decent housing-the myriad elements that factor into a city's lifestyle. It will also require a certain amount of buzz-and Singapore is not currently thought of as an exciting city. Not that it isn't a model in many ways. It's admired for its efficient government, first-world infrastructure, solid educational system-a real plus if it is to attract high-income talent from overseas-and clean, crime...
...Nashville hotel ballroom. It's mid-March, and he's addressing 150 people-students, academics, lawyers, a former Miss Oklahoma contestant, a fashion designer, a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles. They've come at their own expense to learn how to give the slide show. There's an undeniable buzz in the room, the feeling that takes over a group that knows it's part of something that's big and getting bigger...
...Marsalis was referring to the buzz Ponnudorai generates among local and overseas musicians. Among the public, it is another matter. If you watch Ponnudorai play, there will typically be a handful of fans near the stage. Everyone else will be at the other end of the room, noisily drinking and making a mockery of Singapore's reputation as a city at the forefront of smoking cessation. The kind of musician that the world produces only a few times in a generation is in the house, but the laity barely notice...
...said the atmosphere of the lecture was unlike any other in his almost three years as dean of the Kennedy School. “I’ve been to a lot of forums, but I’m not sure I’ve ever felt quite a buzz and energy that I feel tonight,” he said. That tone was evident at the start of the queen’s remarks, when she talked about how much of a pleasure it is to visit the United States, “especially in the midst of such...
...We’re not there to police at parties. Each individual brings something different to the table,” Tao said. “We all have different drinking histories and different social groups.” The group’s attempts at generating a buzz have taken on a number of forms, including posters tacked-up across campus and the distribution of Nalgene bottles imprinted with facts about alcohol use at Harvard, according to DAPA coordinator Kay Negishi ’07—all in the hopes of getting students to more seriously consider...