Word: cosmopolitan
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Pulsating music animates the gyrating bodies at this waterfront locale. Zanzibar is multicultural in every way: a cosmopolitan clientele and worldly sounds. Choose your groove: the first floor theme is Americana and the second is Diaspora. The VIP lounge, Sky Club, will be for the seriously swanky this inauguration. For a breather, leap onto the outdoor deck for a change of pace - inhale the still, January air and appreciate the luminous Potomac aglow under a dimmed night...
...semester, after which the two agreed that Banaji would be free to choose her own path. That one semester proved to be worthwhile for Banaji. Initially attracted to Nizam College for its co-educational system and proximity to the largest cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Banaji says she found the cosmopolitan social and academic environment a liberating experience. Her ambition of becoming a secretary aborted, she went on to pursue an M.Phil/Ph.D. in general psychology at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi...
...Still, the mayor expressed embarrassment at how widespread the corruption had become and how close it had come to sullying his reputation for turning Chicago into a thriving cosmopolitan city by spurring economic development, reducing crime and trying to reform public housing and education. The probe was led by none other than Patrick Fitzgerald, the same prosecutor who announced the complaint against Blagojevich and Harris...
...small gang of terrorists had wreaked havoc on the region. Allegedly trained at a camp in neighboring Pakistan, the group was well prepared. They came with guns, grenades, satellite phones, and foodstuffs. They came with knowledge of local maps, floor plans, and specific targets. India’s most cosmopolitan city was crippled by the attacks, which lasted three nights and claimed the lives of hundreds. Even more were badly injured...
...idea that the Taj will never be the same. Disbelieving Mumbaikars have been watching as their city of 12 million has been paralyzed - shops closed, streets emptied - by just two dozen attackers in the past two days. How could this happen? The unwelcome truth is that this grand cosmopolitan city, one that has survived two even deadlier terrorists bombings in 2003 and 2006, was caught completely unprepared...