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...Hamburg-bound? What was once a graffiti-covered iron foundry just off the Reeperbahn, the city's notorious red-light district, has been triumphantly transformed into the fashionable East Hotel, tel: (49-40) 30 99 30. Opened three months ago, this 78-room treat is the daring creation of Chicago-based architect Jordan Mozer, who says he was looking to achieve "a contrast between old and new" and "a surreal mixture of East and West." Spaces are draped in luminous floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains, decorated with handmade furnishings and wrought-iron fixtures, and illuminated by candlelight. The Asian accents...
...past few weeks, McGinley has watched other republican communities experience the same disillusionment. The catalyst: the murder of Robert McCartney, a 33-year-old father of two, again by members of the I.R.A. He was killed with a broken bottle, iron rods and kitchen knives outside a packed bar. Afterwards, the attackers meticulously cleaned up. Now McGinley and her sister Kathleen Coyle have joined the McCartney family in campaigning against the organization that for the past 35 years has claimed to be defending Catholic areas from loyalist gunmen. Now, many people believe the I.R.A. has become sidetracked by crime...
...Performance Center in Spartanburg, S.C. At M School, students race high-performance M3 coupes (333 h.p.) and M5 sedans (400 h.p.), loaned by BMW as part of the deal (which includes room and board at a Marriott). The requirements: $3,650, proficiency with a stick shift and an iron stomach...
Thomas W. Judson, a Preceptor in Mathematics who taught Harvey in a weekly seminar, described her as an amazing teacher, instructing with an “iron fist” but still earning the love and admiration of her students...
Senior Gift is a positive, student-led effort that educates classmates about giving to the College and encourages a small contribution to a collective class gift. The Gift doesn’t go towards stone benches, iron gates, or planting trees in the Yard. We all agree that Harvard has enough of such things. Instead, one’s gift is donated (depending upon the individual’s request) to either financial aid or college life improvements. This year, about 150 members of the Class of 2005 have volunteered to talk to their friends and Housemates about these causes...