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...hours last night, the Harvard men's basketball team showed 649 curious Big Green hoop fans just what excitement looks like...
Unfortunately, much of the arms-control debate seems like a scholastic exercise about how many warheads can dance on the head of a missile. This frightful air of unreality has much to do with the desire both on the left and on the right, in a curious mirror image, to escape these dilemmas and to find simple and understandable solutions. On the left, the desire to escape takes the form of a naive belief in good will or in unilateral actions. On the right, it takes the form of a search for "superiority," in the belief that we can outspend...
...discreet in dealing with their superwealthy clientele, or "high-net-worth individuals," as Manufacturers Hanover euphemistically calls them. At Bank of America's Beverly Hills office, the private-banking lounge is tucked behind a door marked only by the number 403. A security guard shoos away the curious. Inside, the office is decorated with a Persian carpet, wing chairs and violet orchids. Says Richard Saalfeld, head of private banking: "We try for an interior look that's a blend between a private residence and a law office...
Masataka Kobayashi was a curious mix of cultures. He was a Japanese chef who specialized in exquisite French dishes at some of America's finest restaurants. The son of a Tokyo food dealer, he went to Switzerland at age 16 to learn the art of French cuisine. Years later in New York, Kobayashi ("Masa" to his friends) transformed Le Plaisir into one of the city's most prestigious restaurants. In 1981 he became master chef at the Auberge du Soleil in California's Napa Valley. Two years later, he opened Masa's in San Francisco...
...operating system is secure your passwords are changed every day and the whole computer system is monitored around the clock by a trained team of security agents. You still aren't safe. Companies that like banks demand absolute security for their data are responsible for the development of a curious new breed of companies known as disaster recovery specialists. With names like Phoenix Systems Comdisco Disaster Recovery Systems and The Iron Mountain Group these firms operate heavily guarded bunkers and caves across the country where magnetic tape can be stored safe from fire, flood or theft. For fees that...