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...People are always concerned with change,” says Bob van Meter, chair of the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation (CDC), who helps run monthly meetings between Harvard officials and community members. “Residents want to ensure that growth allows the community to maintain its vitality, and at the same time, not to be overrun...
...this fantasizing really good for us? Should we worry about all these strapping men poking each other with sharpened phallic symbols? After all, on the political correctness meter The Lord of the Rings is radioactive. Where are the women? Peter Jackson filled out Liv Tyler's role for the movies (it's much less prominent in Tolkien's version), but the Fellowship is still as much a boys' club as Augusta National. And whiter too. Don't let all the heartwarming Elf-Dwarf bonding between Legolas and Gimli fool you. The only people with dark skin in Middle-earth...
...GETTING THERE Guests must dive more than three fathoms (6.5m) to the 'moon pool' entrance of the former underwater research laboratory. Employees bring food and linen down in a dry box SIGHTSEEING Meter-wide windows offer views of the tropical mangrove habitat's residents, including angelfish and lobster SPECIAL PACKAGE An underwater wedding, complete with caviar, flowers, cake and a one-night honeymoon, costs...
...glimpses of wild horses. Trail rides on tamer beasts are available A GAMBLE Pima and Maricopa tribal leaders hope the joint venture with Sheraton will bring money into their community without relying on slot machines?although a casino is just a short trip away INDULGENCE The 16,260-sq.-meter spa is called Aji, a name derived from a place the Pima considered a sanctuary during battle...
...small, but there's air conditioning, a VCR, a microwave and a mini-fridge. Air and power are supplied by cable, scuba courses are offered to all guests, and room service is delivered from the surface, 6.5 m above, in a "dry box." But the prime attraction is the meter-wide windows that give guests a unique view of the wildlife swimming outside. The hotel last year averaged 400 guests, about 25% of whom were first-time divers. The guest book is filled with testimonials. Wrote Jeff and Michelle Wall, a couple from Harrison, Tennessee, who were married...