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Many of these short-term voluntourism projects involve hard work. The Mandarin Oriental in Miami, for instance, offers a two-night package in which guests spend a morning removing invasive plants and assisting with recycling programs in Everglades National Park. The Fairmont Mission Inn and Spa in Sonoma, Calif., recently invited guests to help fix up a hiking trail...
...legendary Chinese film director with an impressive repertoire, has been in Hollywood for the past 17 years. In 1992, he emigrated to the U.S. to take L.A. by storm. Blockbusters like “Mission: Impossible 2,” “Face/Off,” and “Windtalkers” brought Woo a degree of fame that even his early success in China could not have predicted. After establishing himself as a prominent Hong Kong director with gritty films such as “Hard Boiled” and “A Better Tomorrow...
...times. Some days it seems this country has a problem solving social problems, and part of that is because many Americans from different backgrounds don’t recognize the importance of each other’s contributions to American vitality and well being. It might be a special mission of the department to put Americans more in touch with one another in times where we need more trust and solidarity...
...administration already made the poor choice of not allowing students to stage a sleep-out in a controlled environment where there was no risk of lawbreaking—it should not compound one folly with another. This cause in particular is in line with Harvard’s mission, and its supporters should not be needlessly burdened. The administration should refrain from blocking harmless protests and potentially meting out unwarranted punishments and instead show that it agrees that climate change is a cause worth sleeping...
...foundation has denied ties to the Iranian government. An Alavi attorney did not return calls or e-mail from TIME seeking comment, but has stated that the foundation is cooperating with federal authorities and would prevail in court. Calls and e-mail to the Iranian mission at the United Nations were not returned. (Watch a slideshow of the styles of Muslim women...