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...third-largest city, as an example; the city has one of the largest historic centers in Europe, but the area has declined as pedestrian traffic has dropped and small businesses have shut down. Valencia is trying to bounce back with new cultural attractions (Time, May 26), but Madrid would prefer to avoid the whole cycle. That's not easily done. According to Vegara's research, while spending in the Madrid area increased more than 25% from 1995 to 1998, nearly all of that went to large businesses and malls. To compete, some smaller clothing shops now specialize in hand-tailoring...
...right, of course, about the third alternative, and a very sensible one it is—working out some system of fooling the grader, although I think I should prefer the world “impressing.” We admit to being impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system being, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...smattering of residents and city politicians have recently said they would prefer to keep the law school in their backyard—and to have new science labs built elsewhere...
...Citigroup Global Market, had the usual peripatetic travel schedule: on the road up to five days a week, dividing his time between Taipei, Seoul, Singapore and Hong Kong. Since SARS? "Zero, almost zero," he says. "We can't enter Taiwan, Singaporeans are concerned, and even in Seoul, clients prefer conference calls...
...Many Iraqis might actually prefer an occupation, imperialist or otherwise, to the anarchy that prevails today. Ask an Iraqi to list their desires, and the first answer is always safety and security. Some call for an immediate evacuation of U.S. and British troops; others ask that Iraq be made the fifty-first state; and some demand both in the same breath. Most long only for a place in the shade and a future better than their past, but their pride as an ancient, wise and strong people should not be underestimated...