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...given Thursday night--the start of the weekend in Syria--Z Bar, the rooftop nightclub at the Omayad Hotel, is packed. An instant hit with Damascus' rich and restless when it opened last summer, Z Bar provides not only a place to dance on tables Beirut-style but also a commanding view of the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. "Top of Z Town" is its Pepé Le Pew--esque slogan, but everyone knows who's really on top in this town. From a hill above Z Bar, the glass façade of Bashar Assad's presidential palace looks...
...1980s, when factories started shutting down permanently. And the suddenness of the current crash doesn't make things easier. Former Lehman Brothers employees, he says, "have some emotional catching up to do," because they hardly saw what was coming and went right into the euphoria phase. "The instant high becomes a very severe low. I think there are people who are going to be psychologically impaired," Morgan says. One thing's for sure: It won't be a carnival. (Click here to see photos of how London faces painful and uncertain times...
...Monday, that achievement was recognized when the Mo Ibrahim Foundation awarded its annual good governance prize to Festus Mogae, who retired this year after two five-year terms as president. The prize achieved instant recognition when it was inaugurated last year because of its hefty cash incentive: $5 million over 10 years, $200,000 a year after that and an additional $200,000 a year for good causes espoused by the winner...
...difference maker? Turnovers. Each quarterback threw an interception, but the difference lay in the fumbles—Lehigh lost two of its three fumbles, while the Crimson recovered both of its. In addition, one of Harvard’s defensive fumble recoveries as well as its interception resulted in instant scores, and the second fumble recovery ended a Mountain Hawk red zone threat in the waning minutes of the game, preserving the win. “I was rushing off the edge there, and a back came to block,” senior defensive end Peter Ajayi said...
...Drive” follows this theme throughout—getting the peripherals right, but lacking central content. The audience will probably walk away with the memory of minor details, like the soundtrack, which fits perfectly with a number of scenes in the movie. The way Instant Messenger graphics pop up like a thought bubble next to Ian while he’s online is clever. Seth Green is great as the random Amish car enthusiast, and Fall Out Boy makes a surprise appearance. Even the humor works best when not located front-and-center: a rack of guacamole donuts behind...