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...countries. Colonialists cannot have it both ways. If you involve yourself in other countries, you have to take responsibility for your past and present actions. Sara Ahsan Manchester, England Ease Off the Gas The only way to lower the price of gas for good is to decrease the demand [May 1]. We Americans are such gluttons. We consume the most oil in the world, with little regard for the planet. You want the price of gas to go down? Stop driving so much. Take the bus, ride a bike, take a walk, join a van pool, take the train...
Luggage companies such as Tumi and Samsonite are responding to the new demand with flair. They're using innovation and color to turn formerly utilitarian pieces into style statements. Tumi's new Ducati line features eight different travel bags with racy black-and-red styling. Samsonite Black Label hired trendy industrial designer Marc Newson to create a lightweight, colorful line of luggage called Scope. He used EVA foam--once found only in sneakers--to create one of the lightest uprights on the market...
...mayoral race may have been a long distraction in most respects, but one thing certainly has changed: with the results of Saturday's election to back him up, Nagin is in a much stronger position now to demand a greater role for himself, and New Orleans, in the recovery authority's decisions. "By the way, if it doesn't work," Stonecipher said, "Ray Nagin's going to pull an 'endorse Jindal' on them again next year. It's not like he doesn't hold some cards." Now it's just a question of how he plays them...
...everyone is thrilled. Longtime residents say Brown is driving up rents and tax assessments. Hard-boiled leftists say Brown has sold off the city's commercial heritage to profiteers. And affordable-housing advocates want builders to provide various givebacks and mitigations before putting up high-end condos--a demand Brown, sounding more like an Orange County conservative, can't fathom. "The problem with that is that this is just one of 100 possible markets where private developers can put their money. If we make it even a little harder to come here, they won't come. We need...
...limousine transfer across the tarmac to your waiting aircraft, Lufthansa's first-class lounge at Frankfurt raises the bar when it comes to service on the ground. Passengers can work in fully equipped individual offices, rest in private suites, kick back in the cigar lounge, watch movies on demand or dine in the gourmet restaurant...