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DUBAI Vertu's Constellation ($4,650) includes a concierge, which a local client used to plan a wedding...
...Rosen’s optimism about the prospects for democracy in Iraq has faded. From the American perspective, Rosen said, the best-case scenario for Iraq may now be “some sort of government backed by military power, which allows a certain amount of democracy at the local level.” “Everyone would have liked to see a democracy in Iraq, including me,” Rosen added. “I think the essential thing is to generate an Iraq which is not an aggressor state, which is not falling apart...
...highlighted the sort of things we need to work on in the future,” Kovacs said. CENTRAL SERIES ONEThe freshman A division team of skipper Matt Donelan and crew Grace Charles recorded a third-place finish to lead Harvard to a fourth-place finish at the local-level Central Series One regatta.The teams had to endure tough conditions, including gusty winds and sleet, which caused several boats to capsize.But the Crimson remained consistent, and the A division pair recorded a win in one of Sunday’s four races. Harvard was represented in the B division...
...admissions office.The hope and angst juxtaposed on the wall’s face (where “Mr. Bush tear down this wall” stood spray-painted only a few panels over from “Zionism = Nazism”) underlined the story I heard from the dean: local students, aspiring to education’s holy grail, were soon discouraged by the unfamiliar exams demanded by the application process—another high wall that blocked their escape route in education.I couldn’t help but feel sorry for these students, as it seems unlikely that Kaplan...
...strong minority bloc, despite disqualifications by the unelected Guardian Council reducing their numbers to 130 candidates. While they have gained about 40 seats in the provinces, they have so far failed to secure a single seat in the capital. By the time the Tehran votes were counted Monday noon local time, 16 out of 30 seats had gone to candidates of the pro-Ahmadinejad United Principalists' Coalition, with the remainder to be contested in a run-off later in April or May. Theoretically, reformists still could take the remaining seats...