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...other hand, says Pozsar, if you're contemplating a move from either coast to the low-cost Midwest, "it could be a total home run." Home prices have risen just 35% throughout the Midwest since 2000, compared with 90% in the West, 80% in the Northeast and 70% in the South. Having missed the big run-up, the Midwest will probably miss the slump, Pozsar says...
...definitely under strain," Tucker says, and with the expected post-WTO export surge, "it's only going to get worse." Le Cong Minh, general director of Saigon Port, says there are plans to spend $600 million for upgrades, including a deep-water port at Cai Mep on the southern coast, by 2010. But the project has yet to be approved...
...expect to hear in the world's dining capitals - but Koh Samui? Once upon a time, the only foods associated with this backpacker destination were hallucinogenic-mushroom omelettes, street-corner noodles and [an error occurred while processing this directive] barroom burgers. But today, the island off Thailand's east coast is heading upmarket. Slick new resorts are luring older, more affluent travelers, and in their wake has come an army of chefs and entrepreneurs, hoping to cash in. "Four to five years ago there were 20 [quality] restaurants here," says John Andersen, co-publisher of fledgling bimonthly Eating in Samui...
JASON BALL, student-trustee at California's Orange Coast College, who backed a successful motion to ban the Pledge of Allegiance from student-government meetings because it is "divisive," encourages nationalism and offends atheists...
...young at heart and budget-challenged. The books are packed with tips on where to find the cheapest digs, where to eat well for less than $10, which bars offer complimentary food and where to find offbeat adventure sports like kayaking in Italy or surfing off Ireland's unsunny coast of Clare...