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...swashbuckling entrepreneurs from around the globe. Nightclubs like the Art Deco Ciro's and elegant hotels like the Cathay earned the city its nickname: the Paris of the Orient. And today, after decades in eclipse, Shanghai is once again red hot and swinging. As CEOs and heads of state gather there in October for conferences prior to the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, they will find plenty to do in their leisure time. Crumbling colonial villas have been converted into funky bars and eateries, and grand theaters and museums now ring the once uninviting People's Square...
...wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, Americans find themselves looking over their shoulders at every turn. Is it safe to fly? Safe to gather in a public place? Safe even to drink our own tap water...
...best protect Americans from this new threat? No defense can ever be foolproof, and a free society will always be vulnerable to those who would abuse its liberties. As a result, preparation appears to be the best means of crisis prevention. The U.S. must gather as much information as possible about the biological weapon stores of other nations, train infection control teams and secure stores of vaccines and poison antidotes. Simulated scenarios like “Dark Winter,” rehearsed on a broader scale, can help the U.S. improve its response to a possible attack. An efficient...
...House communities don’t fare much better. Theoretically, each of the Houses is supposed to have a Junior Common Room where students can gather to read, socialize and meet in an informal setting. These beautiful, frequently wood-paneled rooms are the sort of places Harvard plasters over its brochures, enticing naïve applicants with dreams of endless intellectual discourse in quaint, posh settings. In reality, however, most Junior Common Rooms are not hangout havens, but overflow rehearsal space. They are usually booked well in advance by homeless a cappella groups and roving theater productions...
...Bono recently helped gather a number of young pop performers together (including Alicia Keys and Destiny?s Child) for an all-star remake of Marvin Gaye?s ?What?s Going On.? The remake was aimed at raising money for AIDS charities; after the attacks, images of the World Trade Center were including in the video to make it more relevant to the current mood. A tribute to slain Beatle John Lennon in New York City scheduled for October 2 - ?Come Together: a Night of John Lennon's Words & Music - was reconceived to become a tribute to Lennon, New York City...