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...changes become even more necessary when you are. Sept. 11 brought a screaming collision between theory and practice at the nation's oldest military academy. Instantly there was massive security on the post. Gates closed, civilian traffic blocked, snipers on the rooftops, military police stationed every 50 yards or so, checking IDs. "All you had to do was bring one truck bomb into the tunnel under Washington Hall during lunch," says a cadet, "and you could really change the future of the Army." It was not just the shock of the images. "I remember walking to my class, past...
Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism announced its 68th class of U.S. Nieman Fellows on Wednesday, 12 journalists who will spend the 2005-2006 academic year studying at Harvard as part of the world’s oldest mid-career fellowship for journalists...
...there's no more elegant setting for a haircut than Genoa's Barbieria Giacalone, a tiny, three-chair gem squeezed into the city's oldest quarter near St. Lorenzo cathedral. Its eponymous founder, Archimede Giacalone, established his 10-sq-m premises in 1882 to serve sailors traveling through the city's busy port...
...desheimer Schloss is an 18th century hotel in the middle of the oldest part of town and features excellent cuisine and a first-rate wine list. The oldest vintage dates from 1704 (a mere $3,227). More reasonable was a $36 bottle of 1989 Breuer Riesling from the Bischofberg vineyard. Often oompah bands can be heard in the distance - a perfect German winery experience...
...Giles said his decision to revoke the Nieman Foundation’s participation in the training program was due to the possible damage that it might do to the reputation of the Nieman Foundation, considered the oldest and best known fellowship program of its kind...