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That was the case with Hariri, who says that two weeks before a trip to Delray Beach, Fla., he was bumped from his chosen property. On another occasion, he says, a "beachfront" house was 700 ft. from the water. Still, Hariri has not given up on the concept. He joined a different club, Havens, based in New York City...
...glass, flexible enough to accommodate everything from intimate dinner parties up to product launches or big corporate talkfests. The gleaming open kitchens are among many original touches, and the venue's artwork?everything from Yuan Dynasty calligraphy to a huge sculpture by Korean artist Lee Jae Hyo?is chosen with exquisite taste. Why let the event planners book your next conference in some stale old ballroom when you can be housed in this modernist marvel...
...review, whose fruits will govern undergraduates’ academic life for the next generation. The decisions made by the new dean will thus have a considerable effect on the student body. It is only fair that a person in a position with such a large effect on students is chosen with some student input. Placing students on the search committee will also send important signals to the candidates themselves. First, it will be a physical manifestation of the importance of students to the purview of FAS. Second, having undergraduate students ask questions of the potential deans will appropriately send...
...mean that it will always steer you in the same direction once you've punched in your destination. I found that while it was dependable at getting me where I need to go, it did on one occasion take me on a route other navigation devices would not have chosen. I can't complain too loudly about the turn-by-turn directions - they always got me where I needed to go. The graphics, however, sometimes confused the situation. Other devices now offer a driver's perspective 3D view; Alpine only provides the bird's, er, Blackbird's eye view...
...been raised, rather than lowered, in order to avoid default. Times have changed, says the Bush administration, our country is at war. Indeed times have changed. But this war is being conducted in a manner that intentionally avoids asking most Americans to make a sacrifice. Instead, the administration has chosen to exploit America’s youth. We are, evidently, the only ones being asked to make sacrifices—both of our lives and from our pocketbooks. The measure raises the debt ceiling by more than the $781 billion required by the administration’s prime magician, Secretary...