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...grasp the extent of Belfast's tourism appeal during the three decades of the "Troubles," one only had to visit the Europa. Its status as the world's most bombed hotel underlined the fact that, for over 30 years, Northern Ireland's capital was a tourism desert. Today, Belfast's hostelries are packed with visitors as the city reaps the rewards of political stability. But as Northern Ireland's politics change for the better, Belfast is going through an image crisis. No longer defined by bomb blasts and sectarian strife, the city is reaching for new, peaceful symbols...
...Like the other "sages," Lakoff praised Zapatero's accomplishments. But he bluntly criticized the Socialists' failure to position the political debate in a way that helps people grasp why those accomplishments are important. "I covered with President Zapatero all the obvious ways that the PP will attack him," says Lakoff, "from his dealings with ETA, to the economy, to regional autonomy and civil rights. But then I said, 'Look, this campaign is about one thing: do Spaniards want to continue to build a progressive, modern democracy, or do they want to return to the kind of authoritarian regime that...
...Iran isn't even bothering to hide its imperial grasp. Or that oil is the key to the Gulf's heart. A contact in a major U.S. oil company told me that Iraq's Shi'a-led oil ministry has been soliciting the company's interest in a couple of Iraqi fields. When the company finally took the bait, the Iraqis coyly suggested that the company might want to first pass through Tehran to get an Iranian green light. It was the only way for the U.S. major to secure an Iraqi property. The company of course declined the invitation...
...content people don’t quite grasp the use of full. sentences. In order to placate those “writers” who like to hoard words for themselves, we have compiled a list of our favorite design keyboard shortcuts: 5. Apple + +, Apple + - : For all your zoom in/zoom out needs, obvi. 4. Apple + Shift + I: Not to be confused with Apple + I, which has probably never been used in the history of Photoshop. 3. Apple + D: Useful in both InDesign and Photoshop. 2. Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple...
...Battle of Wits Thaksin loyalists see the corruption charges against him as either baseless or simply an inescapable part of doing business in Thailand. They also associate Thaksin with more prosperous times; the junta's shaky grasp of economics - growth has slowed and an ill-conceived currency-control measure in December 2006 led to the biggest one-day loss in the stock market's history - makes it easy to get nostalgic. "The economy was good then," insists taxi driver Narongsak Iamsamorn, 39, who hasn't decided who to vote for this time round. "But now Vietnam is laughing...