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...Wednesday of convention week, my friends and I stumbled upon an RNC photo-op at a small park in Chinatown. Republican delegates were working alongside local residents to “clean up” the park, which had been closed temporarily in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedy. They were almost outnumbered by members of the media eager to photograph and report on the morning’s pseudo-event. The “clean up,” as far as we could observe, was a farce, consisting mostly of sweeping and raking the handful of leaves...
...silly and insincere it appeared, the photo-op also effectively combined message propagation with real action. Sure, the usefulness of the “clean-up” was probably miniscule, but ultimately there was some positive action at its core. They were helping to clean up a park. And that was more than we could say about ourselves as protesters...
...sofas ($389-$599) and entertaining essentials like tiny square wasabi plates ($2.95), in addition to trendy books, games and aromatherapy products. The site also keeps visitors abreast of compelling cultural and design happenings, such as the Air Guitar World Championships and the Frank Gehry pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park...
Halle has a long way to go before it lifts itself off the bottom of Germany's prosperity list, and one science park does not amount to a new Industrial Revolution. Since unification, Germany has spent on the former East a staggering $1.46 trillion, much of it squandered, but Halle's high-tech development shows that not all of it was wasted. The presence of world-class companies like Probiodrug proves that even the most downtrodden town can shake off years of lethargy and begin a comeback. If Halle can do it, can the rest of Germany be far behind...
Harvard shelled out $12,000 total—$4,000 a callbox—to help convince the city that the currently dimly-lit park was unsafe. The city has also agreed to redirect existing lighting to better cover the main path of traffic—the path mostly trekked by students on their way to the Quad from the main campus...