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...paucity of resources and money. This year, Tong’s administration created the world’s largest marine reserve—400,000 square miles in size—that oceanography professor James J. McCarthy, an expert on climate change, called a “remarkable gift to the world...
...that's distinct from nationalism, which is what you find in most of the rest of the Muslim world. This sense of Iranian identity is very strong and very deep-rooted, and in opposing this we have to be careful not to give the present rulers of Iran a gift of something that they don't personally enjoy - the support of Iranian patriotism...
...Plaza Hotel in New York City as the only smart places in the U.S. to take tea, those of us west of the Mississippi were dismayed that you did not mention the spectacular Dushanbe teahouse in Boulder, Colorado. The only Central Asian teahouse in the Western Hemisphere and a gift from our impoverished sister city, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, it is exquisitely decorated with hand-carved and hand-painted ceilings, tables, stools and interior wood columns. It is an extraordinary work of art that never fails to enhance the experience of sipping the world's finest teas. George Peknik, Boulder, Colorado...
...minute ride was worth the wait. “It’s as exciting as it’ll ever get in the yard,” Artavia said. Traditional carnival games, including balloon darts, a shooting gallery, and Whac-a-Mole promised prizes ranging from gift certificates to free round-trip flights with Jet Blue. Dining halls were closed for dinner Friday night, and Harvard University Dining Services dished out corn dogs, pretzels, and candy apples. “It’s a fun menu for a fun night,” said Martin T. Breslin, HUDS?...
...Harvard’s most recent total was aided by a number of large donations, most notably a $100 million gift from David Rockefeller ’36—the largest ever from an alumnus—to fund international programs and the arts...