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Head over to the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel to indulge in the decadence of the first annual New England Dessert Showcase. Sample chocolate, cookies, and ice cream all day long from a huge selection of local vendors. VIP tickets will score you a gift bag and access to a cocktail reception...
...city of Cambridge collects, treats, and distributes its own water to residents; we successfully utilize our watershed on a daily basis. Why shouldn’t we receive our energy from nearby winds? A local approach to generating power is ultimately more sustainable. It is better than importing and burning fossil fuels...
...hold the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pa., the press corps broke out laughing. It's tough to blame them. The meeting, which begins Sept. 24 and includes top financial officials from the world's 20 largest economies, carries with it a hefty security burden. In the past, local officials have had to cope with both terrorist threats and violent protests at the site of the summit, and it's the type of logistical nightmare that would seem to demand a venue accustomed to hosting globally important events. So why Pittsburgh? (See pictures of scenes from...
...premium. To hold March's meeting of the G-20, London shelled out an estimated $131 million - a big number for any city to absorb, and more than four times the expected cost. With fewer than 4,000 people expected to attend the Pittsburgh summit, experts say the local economy should see a boost of only about $8 million. And while the U.S. government is covering many of the city's costs, the Pittsburgh city council had to temporarily shift $16 million in funding to cover outlays that they say will be reimbursed eventually...
...foreign press flapped about Palin (and the lack of access to her), few in the local Cantonese media - or most Hong Kongers, in general - seemed to care. Few representatives from Hong Kong's tabloid-driven press stood in the forlorn journalist pen outside the hotel. Shown a picture of Palin, a woman surnamed Ng, who operated a food stand near the Grand Hyatt, professed to not know who she was. "If she is rich and famous, then maybe she goes shopping nearby," said Ng from behind her counter. "Afterward, she can come eat my fishballs...