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...company is selling it. And when it comes to hotels, the Taj chain owns, among its wide range of properties, some of the most luxurious hotels in the world. It is also expanding: in the past few years it has snapped up properties in Boston, Manhattan and San Francisco. "It would be very easy for us to make an open offer [for Orient-Express]," says Kumar. "Except for our own restraint...
...Amir’s father (Homayoun Ershadi), a wealthy Pashtun businessman who abhors everything Russian and loves Western cars, embodies the “old days” in Afghanistan, before civil, cold, and anti-terrorism wars lacerated the fabric of Afghan society. But when they flee to San Francisco, Amir and his father become just another pair of immigrants trying to assimilate into an alien culture in a vain attempt to make ends meet. While Amir was once the only owner of a Mustang in all of Kabul, he is now reduced to servicing others’ Mustangs from...
...support Obama, who's vastly less experienced than Clinton, makes Winfrey's decision seem divisive, racist and against the best interests of the country as a whole. Her choice is an example of reverse racism, a subject white people feel too guilty to discuss. Susan Mather, SAN FRANCISCO...
...powerful disincentive to tempting overdose. Comparing death to a possible speeding ticket simply makes no sense. But regardless of the possible perverse side effects, programs to distribute naloxone at needle exchanges—which already exist in cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco, as well as several states—save lives. That basic concern for life should supersede any concerns about drug use or policy...
Brent A. Appleton, a Ph.D. student who graduated in 2004, took a position at Genentech, a biotechnology company based in San Francisco...